Main Title |
Better together : restoring the American community / |
Author |
Putnam, Robert D.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Simon & Schuster, |
Year Published |
2003 |
OCLC Number |
52410295 |
ISBN |
0743235460; 9780743235464; 0743235479; 9780743235471 |
Subjects |
United States--Social conditions--1945- ;
Social change--United States--History--20th century ;
Sociale verandering ;
Gemeenschap (sociologie) ;
Individu en samenleving ;
Sozialer Wandel ;
Sozialverhalten ;
Soziales Netzwerk ;
Gemeinschaft ;
Soziales Kapital ;
USA
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ESAM |
HN65.P877 2003 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/31/2005 |
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Collation |
xvi, 318 pages ; 25 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
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. 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. |