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9780754614388

Rebuilding Communities in an Age of Individualism

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  • ISBN13:

    9780754614388

  • ISBN10:

    0754614387

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-06-28
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

As modern societies become increasingly individualistic, this fascinating book examines how we can maintain and revive local communities and community life. It provides a coherent and distinct analysis of community as well as offering concrete policy prescriptions to counter the excessive individualism of our times.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(10)
PART I: AN AGE OF INDIVIDUALISM
Introduction
11(2)
1 Post-Fordism and Individualism
13(15)
2 Detraditionalization and the Rise of Individualism
28(17)
3 Globalization and the Individual
45(13)
4 Community and Social Capital
58(27)
PART II: REBUILDING COMMUNITIES
Introduction
85(2)
5 Public-spiritedness and Community
87(24)
6 The Retreat into Tribalism
111(16)
7 Communitarianism, Liberalism and Public-spiritedness
127(25)
8 Citizenship - A Modest Proposal
152(16)
Conclusion 168(7)
Notes 175(7)
Bibliography 182(24)
Index 206

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