A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster / Rebecca Solnit.
Solnit, Rebecca.
2009
HV553 .S59 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster / Rebecca Solnit.
Author
Solnit, Rebecca.
ISBN
9780670021079
0670021075
Publication Details
New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.
Language
English
Description
x, 353 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
HV553 .S59 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.48/5
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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