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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/303896716 Title: A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disasters Author: Rebecca Solnit Publisher: New York : Viking, 2009. ISBN/ISSN: 9780670021079 0670021075 9780143118077 0143118072 OCLC:303896716

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A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disasters

Author:	Rebecca Solnit
Publisher:	New York : Viking, 2009.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
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.
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Subjects	Disasters -- Social aspects. Disasters -- Psychological aspects. Communities. View all subjects
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Rebecca Solnit Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780670021079 0670021075 9780143118077 0143118072
OCLC Number:	303896716
Description:	x, 353 pages ; 24 cm
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 -- The doorway in the ruins.
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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.

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