{"product_id":"the-american-city-civic-culture-in-sociohistorical-perspective-paperback-softback-9781557869180","title":"The American City; Civic Culture in Sociohistorical Perspective (Paperback \/ softback) 9781557869180","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe American City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCivic Culture in Sociohistorical Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Monti (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781557869180, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 August 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 3 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe American City\u003c\/i\u003e explores big questions about how we live now with a tantalizing mix of historical and sociological analysis. Although Monti addresses weighty matters that have inspired deep reflections from major social theorists, he does so in a simple, modest, and personal style that is exceptionally engaging.\" \u003ci\u003eStephan Thernstrom, Harvard University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a very valuable addition to the literature on urbanism: a blend of sociology, political science, and history; a blend of hope and realism; of capitalism and community; of liberal and conservative perspectives. It amounts to a new ethical philosophy of urbanism by one of the few Americans qualified to write one.\" \u003ci\u003eRoger Lotchin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Monti's wonderful book illustrates an important theme: if American cities are not Utopia, neither are they the social disaster zones portrayed by their more apocalyptic critics. Extensively researched, \u003ci\u003eThe American City\u003c\/i\u003e is an extended personal reflection on America's urban experience. This appealing and highly readable book will unquestionably stimulate debate and discussion.\" \u003ci\u003ePaul Boyer, University of Wisconsin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book Daniel Monti reconciles liberal and conservative viewpoints to claim that Americans are indeed a community of believers and that a viable and vital civic culture exists in the United States despite notions of difference and apathy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003e1. What Makes the Good Society?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. We Are a Bourgeois People Who Made an Urban World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. On Small Towns and Their 'Citified' Ways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Civic Culture of American Cities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Belonging and Sharing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Piety and Tolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Private Lives and Public Worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Doing Well by Doing Good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Some Sort of Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Articles of Faith: Personal Adornment as a Communal Accomplishment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Private Entitlements as a Public Good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Some Concluding Observations About the \"Good Old Days\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441899270424,"sku":"9781557869180","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781557869180.jpg?v=1785028014","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-american-city-civic-culture-in-sociohistorical-perspective-paperback-softback-9781557869180","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}