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  | | Bowling Alone(Updated) Revised and : The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 2020 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-982130-84-8, ISBN: 1-982130-84-9 "Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today’s fractured America. Twenty years, ago, Robert D. Putnam made a seemingly simple observation: once we bowled in leagues, usually after work; but no longer. This ..." |
 | | Our Kids(Reprint) The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2016 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-6990-5, ISBN: 1-4767-6990-7 "The American Dream in CrisisBroschiertes Buch"A groundbreaking examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility. It's the American dream: get a good education, work hard, buy a house, and achieve prosperity and success. This is the America we believe in--a nation of opportunity, constrained only by ability and effort. But during the ..." |
 | | American Grace How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell, Shaylyn Romney Garrett Paperback, 720 Pages, Published 2012 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-6673-1, ISBN: 1-4165-6673-2 ""American Grace" is perhaps the most sweeping look yet at contemporary American religion. It lays out the broad trends of the past fifty years, assesses their sociological causes, and then does a bit of fortune-telling ("The Washington Post"). Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. In recent decades, however, the nation s religious landscape has undergone several seismic shocks. ..." |
 | | The Upswing How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again by Robert D. Putnam, Shaylyn Romney Garrett Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2020 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-982129-14-9, ISBN: 1-982129-14-X "An eminent political scientist’s brilliant analysis of economic, social, and political trends over the past century demonstrating how we have gone from an individualistic “I” society to a more communitarian “We” society and then back again—and how we can learn from that experience to turn the corner towards a stronger, more unified nation, from the author of Bowling Alone and Our Kids. Deep and accelerating inequality; unprecedented pol ..." |
 | | Disaffected Democracies(1st Edition) What's Troubling the Trilateral Countries? by Susan J. Pharr, Robert D. Putnam, Robert David Putnam, R.D. Putnam Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2000 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-04924-3, ISBN: 0-691-04924-6 |
 | | Better Together Restoring the American Community by Robert D. Putnam, Lewis M. Feldstein, Donald J. Cohen Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2004 by Simon & Schuster Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-3547-1, ISBN: 0-7432-3547-9 " In his acclaimed bestselling book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, Robert Putnam described a thirty-year decline in America's social institutions. The book ended with the hope that new forms of social connection might be invented in order to revive our communities. In Better Together, Putnam and longtime civic activist Lewis Feldstein describe some of the diverse locations and most compelling ways in wh ..." |
 | | Making Democracy Work(Updated) Civic Traditions in Modern Italy by Robert D. Putnam, Robert Jean Leonardi, Raffaella Y. Nanetti Paperback, 258 Pages, Published 1994 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-03738-7, ISBN: 0-691-03738-8 " Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Their focus is on a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. After spending ..." |
 | | Bowling Alone(1st Edition) The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 2001 by Touchstone Books By Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-0304-3, ISBN: 0-7432-0304-6 "Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work—but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, which The Economist hailed as “a prodigious achievement.”Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans’ changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures—whether they be PTA, ch ..." |
 | | The Upswing How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again (Paperback) by Robert D. Putnam, Shaylyn Romney Garrett Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2021 by Simon & Schuster, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-982129-15-6, ISBN: 1-982129-15-8 "What's past is prologue -- Economics : the rise and fall of equality -- Politics : from tribalism to comity and back again -- Society : between isolation and solidarity -- Culture : individualism vs. community -- Race and the American "we" ..." |
 | | The Age of Obama The Changing Place of Minorities in British and American Society by Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam, Edward Fieldhouse, Robert Fieldhouse, Martin Hargreaves Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2010 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-8277-1, ISBN: 0-7190-8277-3 "Drawing on collaborative research from a distinguished team at Harvard and Manchester universities, The Age of Obama asks how two very different societies are responding to the tide of diversity that is being felt around the rich world. Guardian journalist Tom Clark, Robert D. Putnam -- best-selling author of Bowling Alone -- and Manchester’s Edward Fieldhouse offer a wonderfully readable account. Like Bowling Alone, The Age of Obama mi ..." |
 | | Democracies in Flux(1st Edition) The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society by Robert D. Putnam Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2002 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515089-6, ISBN: 0-19-515089-9 "In his national bestseller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam illuminated the decline of social capital in the US. Now, in Democracies in Flux, Putnam brings together a group of leading scholars who broaden his findings as they examine the state of social capital in eight advanced democracies around the world. The book is packed with many intriguing revelations. The contributors note, for instance, that waning participation in unions, chu ..." |
 | | Hanging Together(Updated) Cooperation and Conflict in the Seven-Power Summits, Revised and Enlarged Edition by Robert D. Putnam, Nicholas Bayne, Rd Putnam Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1987 by Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-37226-9, ISBN: 0-674-37226-3 "For nearly a decade the leaders of the seven major industrial countries the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, and Canada have met annually to discuss international economic and political issues. Regular summitry of this sort is virtually unprecedented in modern diplomacy. Proponents see the Western summits as providing collective leadership that is vital in a turbulent world, while critics dismiss summitry as distra ..." |
 | | Our Kids The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2015 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-6989-9, ISBN: 1-4767-6989-3 "A groundbreaking examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of "Bowling Alone" why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobility. It's the American dream: get a good education, work hard, buy a house, and achieve prosperity and success. This is the America we believe in--a nation of opportunity, constrained only by ability and effort. But during the last twenty-five years we have seen a distur ..." |
 | | Better Together(1st Edition) Restoring the American Community by Robert D. Putnam, Lewis M. Feldstein, Donald J. Cohen Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2003 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-3546-4, ISBN: 0-7432-3546-0 " In his acclaimed bestselling book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, Robert Putnam described a thirty-year decline in America's social institutions. The book ended with the hope that new forms of social connection might be invented in order to revive our communities. In Better Together, Putnam and longtime civic activist Lewis Feldstein describe some of the diverse locations and most compelling ways in wh ..." |
 | | Disaffected Democracies What's Troubling the Trilateral Countries? by Susan J. Pharr, Robert D. Putnam Published 2018 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-18684-9, ISBN: 0-691-18684-7 "Hardin, Russell. 1991. “Trusting Persons, Trusting Institutions.” In The Strategy of Choice, ed. Richard J. Zeckhauser. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. Hardin, Russell. [1992] 1993. “The Street-Level Epistemology of Trust.” Reprint. Politics and ..." |
 | | Bureaucrats and Politicians in Western Democracies by Joel D. Aberbach, Bert A. Rockman, Robert D. Putnam 322 Pages, Published 2009 by Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-02004-7, ISBN: 0-674-02004-9 "Joel D. ABERBACH, Robert D. Putnam, Bert A. Rockman, Joel D Aberbach. Prior Publications from the University of Michigan Comparative Elites Project Thomas J . Anton, Claes Linde, and Anders Mellbourn, "Bureaucrats in Politics: A Profile of the Swedish Administrative Elite," Canadian Public Administration, 16 (Winter 1973): 627-651. Robert D. Putnam, "The Political Attitudes of Senior Civil Servants in Western Europe: A Preliminary R ..." |
 | | Better Together Restoring the American Community by Robert D. Putnam, Lewis Feldstein 336 Pages, Published 2009 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-0688-4, ISBN: 1-4391-0688-6 "... all retired, ranging in age from fifty-something to their seventies and eighties. Each of them commits a substantial fifteen hours a week to the school, tutoring four to six children three times a week. Some additional volunteers give a few hours a week and work with one or two students. Dorothea Davis, who tutored in the program for several years herself, now acts as field coordinator at Cook- Wissahickon, helping to solve prob ..." |
 | | Democracies in Flux The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society: The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society by Robert D. Putnam 528 Pages, Published 2002 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-988220-5, ISBN: 0-19-988220-7 "58 See Olof Petersson, Politikens möjligheter (Stockholm: SNS Förlag, 1996), and Micheletti, “Organisationer och svensk demokrati.” 59 Rothstein, “Labor Market Institutions and WorkingClass Strength,” in Sven ... utanför föreningslivet,” in Civilsamhället (Stockholm: Allmänna förlaget, 1999). 68 Thorleif Pettersson, “ Välfärd, värderingsförändringar och folkrörelseengagemang,” in Sigbert Axelsson and Thorleif Pettersson, eds., Mot d ..." |
 | | Making Democracy Work Civic Traditions in Modern Italy by Robert D. Putnam, Robert Leonardi, Raffaella Y. Nanetti 280 Pages, Published 1994 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-2074-0, ISBN: 1-4008-2074-X "98-139. 3. See Terry M. Moe, "The New Economics of Organization," American Journal of Political Science 78 (November 1984): 739-777; Geoffrey Brennan and James M. Buchanan, The Reason ofRules: Constitutional Political Economy (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985); Kenneth A. Shepsle, "Institutional Equilibria and Equilibrium Institutions," in Political Science: The Science ofPolitics, Herbert F. Weisberg, ed. (New York: Agat ..." |
 | | Democracies in Flux(1st Edition) The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society by Robert D. Putnam Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2004 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517160-0, ISBN: 0-19-517160-8 "In his national bestseller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam illuminated the decline of social capital in the US. Now, in Democracies in Flux, Putnam brings together a group of leading scholars who broaden his findings as they examine the state of social capital in eight advanced democracies around the world. The book is packed with many intriguing revelations. The contributors note, for instance, that waning participation in unions, churc ..." |
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