Solnit, Rebecca.

A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster / Rebecca Solnit. - New York : Viking, c2009. - x, 353 p. ; 24 cm.

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

Draws on archival research and oral histories to examine community responses to disasters, such as earthquakes, heat waves, terrorist attacks, and hurricanes.

Adult Follett Library Resources

9780670021079 (trade) 0670021075

2009004101


Disasters--Social aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Social aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.

HV553 / .S59 2009

303.48/5