A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster /
Rebecca Solnit.
- New York : Penguin Books, 2010, �2009.
- 1 online resource (viii, 353 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-345) and index.
Explores the phenomenon through which people become resourceful and altruistic after a disaster and communities reflect a shared sense of purpose, analyzing events ranging from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to Hurricane Katrina.
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Disasters--Social aspects. Disasters--Psychological aspects. Disasters--Psychological aspects. Disasters--Social aspects. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General