The Great Good Place Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community

by Oldenburg, Ray

• ISBN13: 9781569246818
• ISBN10: 1569246815
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-18
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

The Great Good Place argues that "third places" - where people can gather, put aside the concerns of work and home, and hang out simply for the pleasures of good company and lively conversation - are the heart of a community's social vitality and the grassroots of democracy.

Author Biography

Ray Oldenburg lives in Pensacola, FL.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Preface to the Second Edition	xiii
Introduction	xxviii
Acknowledgments	xxxi
PART I
The Problem of Place in America	3	(17)
The Character of Third Places	20	(23)
The Personal Benefits	43	(23)
The Greater Good	66	(23)
PART II
The German-American Larger Beer Gardens	89	(16)
Main Street	105	(18)
The English Pub	123	(22)
The French Cafe	145	(20)
The American Tavern	165	(18)
Classic Coffeehouses	183	(20)
PART III
A Hostile Habitat	203	(27)
The Sexes and the Third Place	230	(32)
Shutting out Youth	262	(22)
Toward Better Times...And Places	284	(13)
Notes	297	(18)
Bibliography	315	(12)
Index	327