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Palaces for the people : how to build a more equal and united society Eric Klinenberg

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : The Bodley Head, c2018.Description: 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781847925008
  • 9781524761165
  • 9781524761172
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.760973 KL PA
Online resources: Summary: "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"--Summary: "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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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 307.760973 KL PA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Jan2019 T0061133

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-266) and index.

"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"--

"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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