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A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disasters / Rebecca Solnit.
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Solnit, Rebecca
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English
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New York : Viking, 2009.
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x, 353 pages ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HV553 .S59 2009
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Disasters
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Social aspects
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Disasters
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Psychological aspects
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Communities
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Altruism
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Summary note
Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster, people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? Award-winning author Solnit explores this phenomena, looking at major calamities from the past 100 years.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prelude : falling together
A millennial good fellowship : the San Francisco earthquake
Halifax to Hollywood : the great debate
Carnival and revolution : Mexico City's earthquake
The city transfigured : New York in grief and glory
New Orleans : common grounds and killers
The doorway in the ruins.
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ISBN
9780670021079 (hardcover)
0670021075 (hardcover)
9780143118077 (paperback)
0143118072 (paperback)
LCCN
2009004101
OCLC
303896716
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