Paradise Built in Hell : The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit (2009, Hardcover)

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What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous?. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis.

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670021075
ISBN-139780670021079
eBay Product ID (ePID)72754320

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Book TitleParadise Built in Hell : the Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicSocial Psychology, Disasters & Disaster Relief
GenreSocial Science, Psychology
AuthorRebecca Solnit
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-004101
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingA
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal303.48/5
Grade ToUP
SynopsisWhy 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., A startling investigation of what people do in disasters and why it matters Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural'people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities? In A Paradise Built in Hell , award-winning author Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings in broad cultural histories.
LC Classification NumberHV553.S59 2009

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