Overview
Deep and accelerating inequality; unprecedented political polarization; vitriolic public discourse; a fraying social fabric; public and private narcissismāAmericans today seem to agree on only one thing: This is the worst of times.
But weāve been here before. During the Gilded Age of the late 1800s, America was highly individualistic, starkly unequal, fiercely polarized, and deeply fragmented, just as it is today. However as the twentieth century opened, America becameāslowly, unevenly, but steadilyāmore egalitarian, more cooperative, more generous; a society on the upswing, more focused on our responsibilities to one another and less focused on our narrower self-interest. Sometime during the 1960s, however, these trends reversed, leaving us in todayās disarray.
In a āmagnificent and visionary bookā (The New Republic) drawing on his inimitable combination of statistical analysis and storytelling, Robert Putnam analyzes a remarkable confluence of trends that brought us from an āIā society to a āWeā society and then back again. He draws on inspiring lessons for our time from an earlier era, when a dedicated group of reformers righted the ship, putting us on a path to becoming a society once again based on community. This is Putnamās most āremarkableā (Science) work yet, a fitting capstone to a brilliant career.
This book title, The Upswing (How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again) - 9781982129156, ISBN: 9781982129156, by Robert D. Putnam, Shaylyn Romney Garrett, published by Simon & Schuster (September 7, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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