A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disasters / Rebecca Solnit.

By:

Solnit, Rebecca

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2009.Description: x, 353 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780670021079

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

303.48/5 22

LOC classification:

HV553 .S59 2009

Contents:

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.

Awards:

New York Times 100 notable books of 2009.

Review: "What most people believe and what actually happens in the aftermath of a disaster are two different things. The movies, the media, and the authorities have too often insisted that we are a chaotic, selfish species and ought to fear each other. Yet in the wake of almost every major disaster a wave of altruistic and brave improvisation saves lives, forms communities, and shapes many survivors' experiences.".

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	303.48/5 SOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900117468

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

"What most people believe and what actually happens in the aftermath of a disaster are two different things. The movies, the media, and the authorities have too often insisted that we are a chaotic, selfish species and ought to fear each other. Yet in the wake of almost every major disaster a wave of altruistic and brave improvisation saves lives, forms communities, and shapes many survivors' experiences.".

New York Times 100 notable books of 2009.

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