Disasters, Social aspects, Psychological aspects of Disasters, Social aspects of Disasters, Psychological aspects, Soziologie, Katastrofer, Katastrophe, Communities, Psychologie, Sociala aspekter, Psykologiska aspekter, Altruism, Nonfiction, Psychology

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Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster, people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? Award-winning author Solnit explores this phenomena, looking at major calamities from the past 100 years.