Heat Wave
by Eric Klinenberg
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Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
| Genre: | History |
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| Language: | en |
| Published: | July 15, 2003 |
| ISBN13: | 9780226443225 |
| ISBN10: | 0226443221 |
About the Book
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.