Rescuers of Cypress : Learning from Disaster
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
International Healthcare Ethics
ISBN-10
0820428000
ISBN-13
9780820428000
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 1st, 1996
Print length
233 Pages
Weight
498 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.70 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Sociology & anthropologySocial, group or collective psychology
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Rescuers of Cypress: Learning from Disaster is a living document, a testimony of the dramatic acts of the men and women who transcended their known abilities to save lives and retrieve bodies from the Interstate-880 Cypress Street viaduct following the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The firefighters, pararescuers, transportation workers, and coronerinvestigators who informed this study reflect courage and human possibility as well as a sense of shared vulnerability. The most striking thread throughout the story is the reservoir of shared cultural meanings related to personal commitment, dedication to saving lives, avoidance of suffering, confrontation with death, and the solace of families. The stories capture a sense of community and solidarity that prevailed in one particular moment in history.
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