A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster

Rebecca Solnit, 1961- (Författare)

LCCN 2009004101, ISBN 9780670021079, ISBN 9780143118077 · Paperback, ISBN 0670021075

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New York, N.Y. : Viking Penguin, 2009

x, 353 p.

Rebecca Solnit

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Disasters--Social aspects., Disasters--Psychological aspects., Katastrofer--sociala aspekter, Katastrofer--psykologiska aspekter, Förenta staterna

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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.

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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.