Bibliograph

A paradise built in hell, the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster, Rebecca Solnit

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A paradise built in hell, the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster, Rebecca Solnit

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-345) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A paradise built in hell

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

567155187

Responsibility statement

Rebecca Solnit

Sub title

the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster

Summary

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

Table Of 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 -- Epilogue : the doorway in the ruins

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Extraordinary communities that arise in disaster

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