A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
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Book Overview A New York Times Notable Book Chosen as a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New Yorker, San Francisco Chron...
A New York Times Notable Book
Chosen as a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune
"A landmark book that gives impassioned challenge to the social meaning of disasters" --The New York Times Book Review
"Solnit argues that disasters are opportunities as well as oppressions, each one a summons to rediscover the powerful engagement and joy of genuine altruism, civic life, grassroots community, and meaningful work." --San Francisco Chronicle
A stirring investigation into what happens in the aftermath of disaster, from the author of Orwell's Roses
The most startling thing about disasters, according to award-winning author Rebecca Solnit, is not merely that so many people rise to the occasion, but that they do so with joy. That joy reveals an ordinarily unmet yearning for community, purposefulness, and meaningful work that disaster often provides. A Paradise Built in Hell is an investigation of the moments of altruism, resourcefulness, and generosity that arise amid disaster's grief and disruption and considers their implications for everyday life. It points to a new vision of what society could become-one that is less authoritarian and fearful, more collaborative and local.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 368 | Language: English | Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP | ISBN: 0143118072
FormatPaperback
Pages368
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0143118072
EAN9780143118077
PublisherPENGUIN GROUP
Publication Date2010-08-31
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.67 Pounds
Length8.48 Inches
Width6.5 Inches
Height0.79 Inches
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