Better Together
Restoring the American Community
$41.20
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
12 November 2004
Summary
From the acclaimed author of Bowling Alone comes the story of people who are reweaving the social fabric across America by building local communities and revitalizing our civic spirit.
In his acclaimed book Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam describes the United States as a nation in which we have become increasingly disconnected from one another, where our social structures have disintegrated. He asks an important question: what can we do to end the atrop…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743235471 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0743235479 |
| Author: | Robert D. Putnam, Lewis Feldstein, Donald J. Cohen |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 12 November 2004 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm x 23mm |
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The Hartford CourantIfBowling Alonemade readers think, perhapsBetter Togetherwill make them act.
The Hartford Courant If Bowling Alone made readers think, perhaps Better Together will make them act.
About The Author
Robert D. Putnam
Robert D. Putnam is the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and a former Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Nationally honored as a leading humanist and a renowned scientist, he has written fourteen books, including the bestselling Our Kids and Bowling Alone, and has consulted for the last four US Presidents. In 2012, President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal, the nation’s highest honor for contributions to the humanities. His research program, the Saguaro Seminar, is dedicated to fostering civic engagement in America.
Lewis M. Feldstein is president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Feldstein cochaired the Saguaro Seminar, worked with the civil rights movement in Mississippi, was a senior staff member for former New York City mayor John V. Lindsay, and was formerly provost of the Antioch/New England Graduate School. He lives in Hancock, New Hampshire.
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