Heat Wave A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
Heat waves in the United States kill more people during a typical year than any other natural disaster. Focusing on the 1995 Chicago heatwave, Klinenberg demonstrates the cracks in the social foundations of the city that remain to this day.
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Jason Porterfield@katzenpatsy
It's dense and very much a sociology book (thesis statements and statistics abound), but Klinenberg makes some excellent points about how Chicago failed the victims of the 1995 heat wave and about how our society continues to ignore those in dire need.