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Better together : restoring the American community / Robert D. Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein ; with Don Cohen.
Author
Putnam, Robert D.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2003.
Description
xvi, 318 pages ; 25 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HN65 .P877 2003
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Stokes Library - Wallace Hall (SPIA)
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Social change
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Social change
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United States
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Social conditions
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1945-
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Feldstein, Lewis M.
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Cohen, Don, 1946-
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Summary note
Offers a hopeful message about civic renewal with stories of a dozen places around the country where people are engaging in new forms of social activism and community renewal.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-306) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Valley Interfaith : the most dangerous thing we do is talk to our neighbors
Branch libraries : the heartbeat of the community
Shipyard Project : building bridges with dance
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative : grass roots in the city
Tupelo model : building a community first
Saddleback Church : from crowd to congregation
Do something : letting young people lead
Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers : the whole social thing
Experience Corps : bringing old heads to the schools
UPS : diversity and cohesion
Craigslist.org : is virtual community real?
Portland : a positive epidemic of civic engagement
Conclusion : making social capital work.
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Restoring the American community
ISBN
0743235460
9780743235464
0743235479 ((pbk.))
9780743235471 ((pbk.))
LCCN
2003054220
OCLC
52410295
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