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The reissue of sociologist eric klinenbergs classic book on the deadly heat wave. 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. 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. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, was published by the university of chicago press in 2002. Dying alone in the heat wave, an interview with eric. The difference between heat waves of the past that killed hundreds and the one of 1995 is that when poor gramps croaked in. October 6, 2015 rememberingand forgettingthe lessons of chicagos 1995 heat wave. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago kindle edition.

In chicago, the heat hit up to 106 degrees, with a heat index over 120. Sociologist eric klinenberg discusses how a dramatic increase in living single is the biggest unnamed modern social trend and he deconstructs old. The heat index, which measures how the temperature actually feels on the body, would hit 126 degrees by the time the day was over. 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. Its hard to put down heat wave without believing youve just read a tale of slow. Dying alone in the heat wave, an interview with eric klinenberg. 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. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, a sensitive postmortem of the heatrelated deaths of a staggering 739 chicago citizens. That is the implicit verdict of eric klinenberg s heat wave. In heat wave, eric klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a social. For information on purchasing the bookfrom bookstores or here onlineplease go to the webpage for 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. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago edition 1 available in hardcover. Pdf klinenbergs book investigates the heat wave of midsummer 1995 and its human.

Oct 06, 2015 web only features october 6, 2015 rememberingand forgettingthe lessons of chicagos 1995 heat wave. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, eric klinenberg is published by university of chicago press. Heat wave is a great book because it focuses its attention on a tear in the social fabric in order to explore. 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. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago university of. 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.

In the compelling, sobering, and exhaustively researched heat wave, eric klinenberg suggests. The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone, eric klinenberg argues that many people living on their own have richer. On thursday, july, 1995, chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. For information on purchasing the book from bookstores or here onlineplease go to the webpage for heat wave. Jul 21, 2016 eric klinenberg, author of the 2002 book, heat wave. Heat wave is not so much a book about weather, as it is about the. 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. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago1 kieran healy.

Sep 11, 2015 this book shows the importance of tending to our aging population, particularly those who live alone, like joseph laczko. 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. Nov, 20 sociologist eric klinenberg discusses how a dramatic increase in living single is the biggest unnamed modern social trend and he deconstructs old myths about what that might mean. The story of the deadly 1995 chicago heat wave is fascinating enough, but dont expect eric klinenberg s book to be a popularlyaccessible pageturner. The book is an account and analysis of the 1995 chicago heat wave. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago by eric klinenberg at indigo. Eric klinenberg calls his ethnographic study of the 1995 chicago heat wave a social autopsy, which is a useful and suggestive way to. Beyond the fact that north lawndale is predominantly black while south lawndale is predominantly latino, which of the following is the major contributor to the differences in their mortality rates, according to eric klinenberg. 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. Rememberingand forgettingthe lessons of chicagos 1995. 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. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The difference between heat waves of the past that killed hundreds and the one of.

Heat wave is a great book because it focuses its attention on a tear in the social. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago 2002, 2015, 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. Eric klinenberg describes and analyses the effects of the heat wave in this ambitious book. 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. Now out in paperback a brilliant and important book. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, a sensitive postmortem of the heat related deaths of a staggering 739 chicago citizens. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, university of chicago press. Eric klinenberg sociologist and author of the 2002 book heat wave. He has contributed to the new yorker, the new york times. The battle to control americas media metropolitan books, 2007, and heat wave. 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. A social autopsy of disaster in chicago, klinenberg.

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