A Paradise Built in Hell: the extraordinary communities that arise in disasters

By - Solnit, Rebecca

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Viking, New York, 2009

ISBN 10 - 0670021075

ISBN 13 - 9780670021079

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Catastrophes Aspect social

Shelf No - 13

Call Number - 303.485 SOL

Physical Description - x, 353 pages ; 24 cm

Notes - Includes index

Book Information

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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