It would appear that the author was trying to explore a century of disasters facing America and how they have affected social change within communities and the American society at large.Ĭhapter 1 relates the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 Chapter 11, the Halifax cargo ship explosion in 1917 Chapter 111, Mexico City earthquake in 1985 Chapter 1V, Septemattacks on the twin tower and Chapter V, the Katrina hurricane massacre of 2005. This book consist of five chapters which capture historical events ranging from 1906 San Francisco earthquake through to Katrina hurricane which ravished New Orleans in 2005. She depicts these concepts in exploring the sub caption, “The Extraordinary Communities that arise from Disaster.” Her precise remarks regarding this paradigm are, "At stake in disaster is the question of human nature The possibility of paradise is already within us as a default setting" (Solnit, 2009). “A paradise built in hell” describes the writer’s philosophy of disasters being opportunities as well as oppressive experiences. In this book review of Rebecca Solnit’s novel, ‘A Paradise built in Hell’ will offer a Summary of the author’s projects of ‘A paradise built in Hell ’ an assessment of her point of views an examination of the supporting arguments for the positron she has taken and the significance of her work from a sociological perspective. Sociology: Book Review- A Paradise Built in Hell Sociological Significance of, ‘A paradise built in hell’
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