The vanishing neighbor : the transformation of American community /
Identifies what the author sees as an epochal shift in the structure of American life, a shift unnoticed by many. Routines that once put doctors and lawyers in touch with grocers and plumbers, interactions that encouraged debate and cultivated compromise, have changed dramatically since the postwar...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Identifies what the author sees as an epochal shift in the structure of American life, a shift unnoticed by many. Routines that once put doctors and lawyers in touch with grocers and plumbers, interactions that encouraged debate and cultivated compromise, have changed dramatically since the postwar era. Both technology and the new routines of everyday life connect tight-knit circles and expand the breadth of our social landscapes, but they've sapped the commonplace, incidental interactions that for centuries have built local communities and fostered healthy debate. The disappearance of these once-central relationships lies at the root of America's economic woes and political gridlock. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 291 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393063967 (hbk.) 0393063968 (hbk.) |