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Chargement... Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquakepar Elena Poniatowska
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September 19, 1985: A powerful earthquake hits Mexico City in the early morning hours. As the city collapses, the government fails to respond. Long a voice of social conscience, prominent Mexican journalist Elena Poniatowska chronicles the disintegration of the city's physical and social structure, the widespread grassroots organizing against government corruption and incompetence, and the reliency of the human spirit. As a transformative moment in the life of mexican society, the earthquake is as much a component of the country's current crisis as the 1982 debt crisis, the problematic economic of the last ten years, and the recent elections.In masterfully weaving together a multiplicity of voices, Poniatowska has reasserted the inherent value and latent power of people working together. Punctuated by Poniatowska's own experiences and observations, these post disaster testimonies speak of the disruption of families and neighborhoods, of the destruction of homes and hospitals, of mutilation and death--the collective loss of a city. Drawing the reader dramatically into the scene of national horror through dozens of personal stories, Poniatowska demonstrates the importance of courage and self-reliance in redeeming life from chaos. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Instead, Poniatowska gives voice to the average citizen of the city, especially the ones who either lost loved ones or who rushed to the places where buildings had collapsed and began digging with whatever they could find to get the people out. She tells of a lot of anger. The government's response was odd, and ineffectual if you're in a mood to be generous toward President de Madrid and others in power. de Madrid stayed out of the city, and the main response was to send the army out with guns to "guard" the zones with the most damage. Volunteers said the obvious - why are they here with guns and not shovels. Foreign aid was at first refused. When it was accepted, equipment was sometimes held up in customs. Sometimes the foreign rescuers were wined and dined when all they really wanted to do was to start digging while there was still a chance that someone could be brought out alive. Looting or misappropriation was happening, but not by the general public.
The anger is strong, but even stronger in this book is the struggle to survive and continue living. Many people trapped in buildings saw light and did their best to dig their way out. Families died together, the father on top to protect the others. Volunteer rescue workers went in through small tunnels, liable to collapse, carrying oxygen for the people trapped inside, sometimes to have their person or group of people die in the process of rescue. I could go on, but what Poniatowska has recorded is unimaginable. I can not do justice to the stories. If you have the stomach for it, read it and honor the bravery of the people who grouped together to help each other the best they could. ( )