Better Together Restoring the American Community

Name: Better Together Restoring the American Community
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ISBN: 9780743235471

ISBN-10: 0743235479

ISBN-13: 9780743235471

Edition: 2004

Authors: Robert D. Putnam, Lewis Feldstein, Donald J. Cohen, Donald J. Cohen

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In his acclaimedBowling Alone,Robert Putnam describes the United States as a nation in which we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and in which our social structures have disintegrated. But in the final chapter of that book he detects hopeful signs of civic renewal. InBetter TogetherPutnam and coauthor Lewis Feldstein tell the inspiring stories of people who are reweaving the social fabric by bringing their own communities together or building bridges to others. Better Togetherexamines how people across the country are inventing new forms of social activism and community renewal. An arts program in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, brings together shipyard workers and their…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 9/2/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

He is the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Psychology in the Yale Child Study Center, is a child & adolescent psychiatrist & psychoanalyst & the Director of the Yale Child Study Center.



Introduction



Valley Interfaith: ""The Most Dangerous Thing We Do Is Talk to Our Neighbors.""



Branch Libraries: The Heartbeat of the Community



The Shipyard Project: Building Bridges with Dance



The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative: Grass roots in the City



The Tupelo Model: Building Community First



Saddleback Church: From Crowd to Congregation



Do Something: Letting Young People Lead



The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers