Palaces for the people : how to build a more equal and united society
Eric Klinenberg
- London : The Bodley Head, c2018.
- 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"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"--
9781847925008 9781524761165 9781524761172
2018002837
Infrastructure (Economics)--United States City planning--United States Equality--United States Quality of life--United States SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development. ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning