A Paradise Built in Hell - The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster

How do we respond to disaster? What expressions of care and solidarity might we find among the debris? A Paradise Built in Hell is a study of five major disasters - the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the Halifax explosion of 1917, the Mexico City earthquake of 1985, the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina - and the expressions of altruism, generosity and resourcefulness that emerged in the wake of these tragedies. The result is a sweeping history of some of the foundational events in the modern history of North America, and a meditation on community: challenging us to look afresh at society, and what these models of local, collaborative politics might look like carried through into everyday life.

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• Authors: Rebecca Solnit, Solnit Rebecca
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 01.05.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781803511696
• ISBN: 978-1-80351-169-6
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Fiction > Poetry, drama; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, HISTORY / Social History, Social and cultural history, Social welfare and social services, Social impact of disasters, Political activism / Political engagement, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)