A Paradise Built In Hell : The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster Paperback / softback
by Rebecca Solnit
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
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.
Information
-
In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
- Publication Date:31/08/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780143118077
Information
-
In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
- Publication Date:31/08/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780143118077