Palaces for the People

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Palaces for the People

How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and theDecline of Civic Life

Author: Eric Klinenberg

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Language: English

Published by: Crown

Published on: 11th September 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 11 Mb

ISBN: 9781524761189


About the Book

An eminent sociologist—and coauthor, with Aziz Ansari, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance—makes the provocative case that the future of democratic societies rests not only on shared values but also on shared "social infrastructure": the libraries, childcare centers, bookstores, coffee shops, pools, and parks that promote crucial, sometimes life-saving connections between people who might otherwise fail to find common cause.

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