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In A Paradise Built in Hell, Rebecca Solnit examines a series of major catastrophes—from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the 1917 Halifax explosion to the 1985 Mexico City quake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina—to explore how people transform crises into moments of extraordinary cooperation, bravery, and joy. She argues that the temporary utopia formed in the aftermath of disaster exposes both the human capacity for collective resilience and the social needs that are often overlooked in everyday life, while also addressing myths and real instances of social deterioration.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology
Authors: Rebecca Solnit
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