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A Paradise Built in Hell

The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
By Rebecca Solnit
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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... Read More
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A Paradise Built in Hell

A landmark investigation into how communities respond to disasters, and what we can learn from these displays of altruism and generosity in the face of adversity.

A landmark investigation into how communities respond to disasters, and what we can learn from these displays of altruism and generosity in the face of adversity.

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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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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781803511696

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 368

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Biography & Memoir Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Rebecca Solnit

About the Author

Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including Orwell's Roses, Recollections of My Non-Existence, The Faraway Nearby, Wanderlust, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, River of Shadows and A Paradise Built in Hell. She is also the author of many essays on feminism, activism, social change, hope, and the climate crisis. She lives in San Francisco and writes regularly for the Guardian. She lives in San Francisco.

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