In the compelling, sobering, and exhaustively researched heat wave, eric klinenberg suggests. What makes heat wave such an essential book at this moment in american politics is that, using the 1995 heat wave as his paradigm, klinenberg has written a forceful account of what it means to be poor, old, sick and alone in the era of american entrepreneurial government. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago kindle edition. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, was published by the university of chicago press in 2002. Jul 12, 2002 in heat wave, eric klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a social autopsy, examining the social, political, and institutional organs of the city that made this urban disaster so much worse than it ought to have been.
Eric klinenberg presents a very detailed account of the weeklong deadly heat wave that took its toll on the city of chicago in mid july 1995, leaving 485 739 as calculated by the excess death rate residents dead as a direct result of heat related illnesses. For information on purchasing the bookfrom bookstores or here onlineplease go to the webpage for heat wave. He has contributed to the new yorker, the new york times. Sep 11, 2015 this book shows the importance of tending to our aging population, particularly those who live alone, like joseph laczko. This book shows the importance of tending to our aging population, particularly those who live alone, like joseph laczko. Its hard to put down heat wave without believing youve just. Read heat wave a social autopsy of disaster in chicago by eric klinenberg available from rakuten kobo. The heat index, which measures how the temperature actually feels on the body, would hit 126 degrees by the time the day was over. Heat wave book chicago public library bibliocommons. The story of the deadly 1995 chicago heat wave is fascinating enough, but dont expect eric klinenberg s book to be a popularlyaccessible pageturner. Eric klinenberg, author of the 2002 book, heat wave.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read heat wave. The reissue of sociologist eric klinenbergs classic book on the deadly heat wave. In heat wave, eric klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago kindle location 1048. That is the implicit verdict of eric klinenbergs heat wave. Study 33 terms chssoc 350 final flashcards quizlet. That is the implicit verdict of eric klinenberg s heat wave. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, klinenberg shows that physical and social isolation of the mostly elderly population who died was a huge contributing factor, but so too was the economic and political neglect of the citys poor neighborhoods where most of the deaths occurred.
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A social autopsy of disaster in chicago edition 1 available in hardcover. In chicago, the heat hit up to 106 degrees, with a heat index over 120. Jul 21, 2016 eric klinenberg, author of the 2002 book, heat wave. Sep 12, 2015 eric klinenberg presents a very detailed account of the weeklong deadly heat wave that took its toll on the city of chicago in mid july 1995, leaving 485 739 as calculated by the excess death rate residents dead as a direct result of heat related illnesses. Rememberingand forgettingthe lessons of chicagos 1995 heat.
Meteorologists had been warning residents about a twoday heat wave, but. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago 2002, 2015, 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, has noted that the map of heatrelated deaths in chicago mirrors the map of poverty and urban abandonment a deeper cause, he says, the city did not want to acknowledge. Klinenbergs book investigates the heat wave of midsummer 1995 and its human and institutional impacts on the city of chicago. May 19, 2015 in heat wave, eric klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a social autopsy, examining the social, political, and institutional organs of the city that made this urban disaster so much worse than it ought to have been. Its hard to put down heat wave without believing youve just read a tale of slow. Eric klinenberg calls his ethnographic study of the 1995 chicago heat wave a social autopsy, which is a useful and suggestive way to. The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone the penguin press, 2012, fighting for air. Jul 12, 2002 the story of the deadly 1995 chicago heat wave is fascinating enough, but dont expect eric klinenbergs book to be a popularlyaccessible pageturner. Oct 06, 2015 web only features october 6, 2015 rememberingand forgettingthe lessons of chicagos 1995 heat wave. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, a sensitive postmortem of the heat related deaths of a staggering 739 chicago citizens. Dying alone in the heat wave, an interview with eric klinenberg.
Rememberingand forgettingthe lessons of chicagos 1995. In the prologue, klinenberg presents initial information about the july 1995 heat wave that struck chicago, killing hundreds of the citys residents. In heat wave, eric klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a social autopsy, examining the social, political, and institutional organs of the city that made this urban disaster so much worse than it ought to have been. Klinenbergs book was written as a dissertation in sociology, so its methodology and supporting evidence are sound, but it seems to have been revised only minimally if at all for a lay audience. Eric klinenberg sociologist and author of the 2002 book heat wave. Dying alone in the heat wave, an interview with eric. Jul 01, 2002 few, however, remember the scale of human devastation during that catastrophic week, according to eric klinenberg, assistant professor of sociology at northwestern university and author of the new book heat wave. Hes also editor of the journal public culture, and an affiliated faculty member of the wagner school of public service and the department of media, culture, and communications klinenbergs latest book, palaces for the people. Eric klinenberg is professor of sociology and director of the institute for public knowledge at new york university. For information on purchasing the book from bookstores or here onlineplease go to the webpage for heat wave. Klinenberg s book was written as a dissertation in sociology, so its methodology and supporting evidence are sound, but it seems to have been revised only minimally if at all for a lay audience. Duke university eric klinenberg calls his ethnographic study of the 1995 chicago heat wave a social autopsy, which is a useful and suggestive way to describe.
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Eric klinenberg is the helen gould shepard professor in the social sciences and director of the institute for public knowledge at new york university. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago1 kieran healy. T he way eric klinenberg perceives the interviewees for his book on living alone, you really wouldnt want to be one of them. Few, however, remember the scale of human devastation during that catastrophic week, according to eric klinenberg, assistant professor of sociology at northwestern university and author of the new book heat wave. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, university of chicago press. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago university of. The story of the deadly 1995 chicago heat wave is fascinating enough, but dont expect eric klinenbergs book to be a popularlyaccessible pageturner. On thursday, july, 1995, chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. Heat wave a social autopsy of disaster in chicago book. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago illinois klinenberg. Eric klinenberg describes and analyses the effects of the heat wave in this ambitious book. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago university of chicago press, eric klinenberg, a chicago native who now.
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