Publication

2003-07-15 - University Of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA

Language

English

Word Count

76,250 words, Guess

Page Count

305 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • DDC363.34'921—dc21
  • LCCHV1471.C38K585 2003
  • LCCHV1471.C38 K585 2003
and 1 more
  • LCCHV1471.C38 K585 2002

Description

A “social autopsy” (Klinenberg’s phrase) of Chicago’s citizens and institutions after the July 1995 heat wave that killed over 700 people.

First Sentence

At the end of summer in the year 2000 I had my most personal encounter with the heat wave victims.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Heat WavePaperbackUniversity Of Chicago Press2003-07-15

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