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| Shows how changes in work, family structure, women's roles, and other factors have caused people to become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and democratic structures--and how they may reconnect. |
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Key Information
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| Authors: |
Robert D. Putnam |
| Nonfiction Subcategory: |
Sociology / General |
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History |
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Professional Reviews
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Business Week: "BOWLING ALONE is no dry social science text. Beneath the scholarly language is an impassioned polemic calling for a renewal of social relationships and group membership in America....BOWLING ALONE is well worth reading....Putnam gets you thinking about the challenges to community in a high-tech economy. And that is worthwhile.", New Republic: "...BOWLING ALONE is an important work, rich in its incidental details as well as its general architecture. In one respect, certainly, the book testifies to the moral seriousness of its author: Putnam's research is itself a fine illustration of civic engagement. Not the least of its achievements is that it teaches by example.", Ryan, Alan, New York Review of Books: "BOWLING ALONE is a rich, dense, thoughtful, and fascinating book....It is extremely readable...and is packed with information about the social and political habits of twentieth-century Americans." |
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Book Editions
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- Paperback
- 541
- July 31, 2001
- Simon & Schuster
- 8.25"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.05 lbs.
- 9780743203043
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