{"product_id":"the-upswing-how-we-came-together-a-century-ago-and-how-we-can-do-it-again-1","title":"Robert D Putnam: The Upswing: How We Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again [2020] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The most important book in social science for many years' Paul Collier, \u003cem\u003eTLS \u003c\/em\u003eBooks of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Upswing \u003c\/em\u003eis Robert D. Putnam's brilliant analysis of economic, social, cultural and political trends from the Gilded Age to the present, showing how America went from an individualistic 'I' society to a more communitarian 'We' society and then back again, and how we can all learn from that experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late nineteenth century, America was highly individualistic, starkly unequal, fiercely polarised and deeply fragmented, just as it is today. However, as the twentieth century dawned, America became - slowly, unevenly, but steadily - more egalitarian, more cooperative, more generous; a society 'on the upswing,' more focused on responsibilities to each other and less focused on narrow self-interest. Over the course of the 1960s, however, these trends reversed once again, leading to today's disarray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a sweeping overview of more than a century of history, Putnam and Romney Garrett draw on inspiring lessons for our time from an earlier era, when a dedicated group of reformers righted the ship, creating once again a society based on community. Engaging, revelatory and timely, this is Putnam's most ambitious work yet, with a relevance right across the anglophone world. It is an unmissable contribution to the debate about where we want society to go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Putnam, Robert D \u0026 Garrett, Shaylyn Romney","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44204170117410,"sku":"9781800750029","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/putnam-robert-d-garrett-shaylyn-romney-robert-d-putnam-the-upswing-how-we-came-together-a-century-ago-and-how-we-can-do-it-again-2020-hardback-9781800750029-58311006519635.jpg?v=1726720338","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/the-upswing-how-we-came-together-a-century-ago-and-how-we-can-do-it-again-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}