ISBN:
9780691157207
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XVII, 498 S.
,
graph. Darst.
DDC:
307.760973
Schlagwort(e):
Cities and towns
;
Communities
;
USA
;
Kleinstadt
;
Gemeinschaft
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
List of figuresList of profiles -- Preface -- Introduction -- You have to deal with everybody : the inhabitants of small towns -- Going to be buried right here : how residents view their towns -- Community spirit: small-town identities that bind -- The Frog Pond : making sense of work and money -- Leadership : earning respect, improving the community -- Habits of faith : the social role of small-town congregations -- Contentious issues : the moral sentiments of community life -- Washington is broken : politics and the new populism -- Keep your doors open : shaping the future -- Concluding reflections : community in small towns -- Afterword -- Methodology -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
List of figures -- List of profiles -- Preface -- Introduction -- You have to deal with everybody : the inhabitants of small towns -- Going to be buried right here : how residents view their towns -- Community spirit: small-town identities that bind -- The Frog Pond : making sense of work and money -- Leadership : earning respect, improving the community -- Habits of faith : the social role of small-town congregations -- Contentious issues : the moral sentiments of community life -- Washington is broken : politics and the new populism -- Keep your doors open : shaping the future -- Concluding reflections : community in small towns -- Afterword -- Methodology -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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