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A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster Architectural History and Styles 000 objects to the CityHow 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