Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-262) and index.
Contents
Introduction : the birth of a notion -- The ascendance of consequential strangers -- The view from above -- Beyond the confines of the familiar -- Good for what ails us -- Being spaces -- The downside -- The future of consequential strangers -- Epilogue : the postscript is personal -- Appendix I : twenty questions -- Appendix II : the occupation test.