"Disaster and Social Change Based on a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster" - this book by the famous author Samuel Henry Prince is an important addition to modern sociology. It examines the impact of the great disaster in the city of Halifax on the social structure, psychology of people and changes in society. The author carefully analyzes the consequences of this tragedy and their relationship with changes in communication, the order of society and the development of individual psychological characteristics. The reader, while studying this book, will be able to better understand how disasters affect society and how they are reflected in the social space.