An edition of A paradise built in hell: the extraordinary communities and strange joys that arise in disasters (2009)

A paradise built in hell

the extraordinary communities and strange joys that arise in disasters

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An edition of A paradise built in hell: the extraordinary communities and strange joys that arise in disasters (2009)

A paradise built in hell

the extraordinary communities and strange joys that arise in disasters

by , , and

  • ★★★ ★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
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A startling investigation ofwhat people do in disastersand why it mattersWhy is it that in the aftermath of a disaster—whether manmade or natural—people suddenlybecome altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makesthe newfound communities and purpose many findin the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? Andwhat does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet socialdesires and possibilities?In A Paradise Built in Hell, award-winning authorRebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, lookingat major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in SanFrancisco through the 1917 explosion that tore upHalifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake,9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Sheexamines how disaster throws people into a temporaryutopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities,as well as looking at the cost of the widespread mythsand rarer real cases of social deterioration during...

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Viking, Viking Adult
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English
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Disasters Social aspects Psychological aspects of Disasters Social aspects of Disasters Psychological aspects Soziologie Katastrofer Katastrophe Communities Psychologie Sociala aspekter Psykologiska aspekter Altruism Nonfiction Psychology Sociology New York Times reviewed
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A paradise built in hell: the extraordinary communities and strange joys that arise in disasters
2009, Viking, Viking Adult
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2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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303.48/5
Library of Congress
HV553 .S59 2009, HV553.S59 2009

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p. cm.
Number of pages
368

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OL23079521M
ISBN 13
9780670021079
LCCN
2009004101
OCLC/WorldCat
303896716
LibraryThing
8610475
Goodreads
6444492

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OL15273775W

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