Bibliograph

The upswing, how America came together a century ago and how we can do it again, Robert D. Putnam ; with Shaylyn Romney Garrett

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The upswing, how America came together a century ago and how we can do it again, Robert D. Putnam ; with Shaylyn Romney Garrett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-445) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The upswing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1198920522

Responsibility statement

Robert D. Putnam ; with Shaylyn Romney Garrett

Sub title

how America came together a century ago and how we can do it again

Summary

"An eminent political scientist's brilliant synthesis of social and political trends over the past century that shows how we have gone from an individualistic society to a more communitarian society and then back again -- and how we can use that experience to overcome once again the individualism that currently weakens our country"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What's past is prologue -- Economics : the rise and fall of equality -- Politics : from tribalism to comity and back again -- Society : between isolation and solidarity -- Culture : individualism vs. community -- Race and the American "we" -- Gender and the American "we" -- The arc of the twentieth century -- Drift and mastery

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