Bowling Alone
The Collapse and Revival of American Community
$52.13
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2020
Summary
The basis for the documentary Join or Die
Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet–the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today’s fractured America.
Twenty years ago, Robert D. Putnam made a seemingly simple observation: once we bowled in l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982130848 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1982130849 |
| Author: | Robert D. Putnam |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
“Putnam is technically a Harvard social scientist, but a better description might be poet laureate of civil society.”
“Putnam is technically a Harvard social scientist, but a better description might be poet laureate of civil society.”
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.
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