| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster paperback edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 318 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Valley interfaith: "the most dangerous thing we do is talk to our neighbors" -- Branch libraries: the heartbeat of the community -- The Shipyard Project: building bridges with dance -- The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative: grass roots in the city -- The Tupelo model: building community first -- Saddleback Church: from crowd to congregation -- Do something: letting young people lead -- The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers: "the whole social thing" -- Experience Corps: bringing "old heads" to the schools -- UPS: diversity and cohesion -- Craigslist.org: is virtual community real? -- Portland: a positive epidemic of civic engagement -- Conclusion: making social capital work. |
| Subject |
Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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| Added Author |
Feldstein, Lewis M.
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Cohen, Don, 1946-
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| ISBN |
0743235479 paperback |
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9780743235471 paperback |
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