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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451562403321

Autore

Strozier Charles B

Titolo

Until the fires stopped burning [[electronic resource] ] : 9/11 and New York City in the words and experiences of survivors and witnesses / / Charles B. Strozier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-231-52992-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Disciplina

974.7/10440922

Soggetti

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

Terrorism - New York (State) - New York

Terrorism - United States

Victims of terrorism - New York (State) - New York

Heroes - New York (State) - New York

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The event -- Survivors : zone 1 -- Witnesses : zone 2 -- Participants : zone 3 -- Onlookers : zone 4 -- The dying -- Apocalyptic interlude -- Traumasong -- Television : numbing and rage -- Hidden children : television's exception -- Organic process -- Disrupted lives -- Death and future -- Pregnant women -- The surprise of it all -- On trauma and zones of sadness -- Historical memory of the disaster.

Sommario/riassunto

Collects interviews with survivors, bystanders, and emergency workers during the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, focusing on the different "zones of sadness" affected by the attack.