A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster /
Solnit, Rebecca.
A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster / Rebecca Solnit. - New York : Penguin Books, 2010, �2009. - 1 online resource (viii, 353 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-345) and index.
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.
9781101458709 1101458704 9781101459010 1101459018
Disasters--Social aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Electronic books.
HV553 / .S59 2010
303.48/5
A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster / Rebecca Solnit. - New York : Penguin Books, 2010, �2009. - 1 online resource (viii, 353 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-345) and index.
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.
9781101458709 1101458704 9781101459010 1101459018
Disasters--Social aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Electronic books.
HV553 / .S59 2010
303.48/5