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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert D Putnam; Lewis M Feldstein; Don Cohen |
| ISBN: | 0743235460 9780743235464 0743233417 9780743233415 |
| OCLC Number: | 52410295 |
| Description: | xvi, 318 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Valley Interfaith : the most dangerous thing we do is talk to our neighbors -- Branch libraries : the heartbeat of the community -- Shipyard Project : building bridges with dance -- Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative : grass roots in the city -- Tupelo model : building a community first -- Saddleback Church : from crowd to congregation -- Do something : letting young people lead -- 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. |
| Responsibility: | Robert D. Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein ; with Don Cohen. |
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Abstract:
Offers a hopeful message about civic renewal with stories of a dozen places around the country where people are engaging in new forms of social activism and community renewal.
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