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The upswing : how America came together a century ago and how we can do it again Cover Image Book Book

The upswing : how America came together a century ago and how we can do it again / Robert D. Putnam ; with Shaylyn Romney Garrett.

Putnam, Robert D., (author.). Garrett, Shaylyn Romney, (author.).

Summary:

"An eminent political scientist's brilliant synthesis of social and political trends over the past century that shows how we have gone from an individualistic society to a more communitarian society and then back again -- and how we can use that experience to overcome once again the individualism that currently weakens our country"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982129149
  • ISBN: 198212914X
  • Physical Description: 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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" -- Gender and the American "we" -- The arc of the twentieth century -- Drift and mastery.

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Subject: Individualism > United States > History > 20th century.
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United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.

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  • 12 of 12 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 302.5 PUTNAM 2020 (Text) 0001002375010 Nonfiction Available -

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