A New Species of Trouble The Human Experience of Modern Disasters [Paperback]

Unlike earthquakes and other natural catastrophes, this new species of trouble afflicts persons and groups in particularly disruptive ways.Incredibly powerful. . . . A little gem of a book, absolutely gripping in its narratives.The very best kind of social writinga strong, morally awake, clear-headed effort to understand what has happened, again and again, in our twentieth-century American lifea narration of tragedies of our own making.Vividly illustrates how administrative power and market forces, when they come loose from any communicative relation with the people they affect, can have devastating consequences, destroying the trust without which people cannot live resilient lives.In the twentieth century, disasters caused by human beings have become more and more common.