{"product_id":"9780743219037","title":"Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community","description":"Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, \u003ci\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e which \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e hailed as \"a prodigious achievement.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures -- whether they be PTA, church, or political parties -- have disintegrated. Until the publication of this groundbreaking work, no one had so deftly diagnosed the harm that these broken bonds have wreaked on our physical and civic health, nor had anyone exalted their fundamental power in creating a society that is happy, healthy, and safe. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLike defining works from the past, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Affluent Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e and like the works of C. Wright Mills and Betty Friedan, Putnam's \u003ci\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/i\u003e has identified a central crisis at the heart of our society and suggests what we can do.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126907093232,"sku":"9780743219037","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743219037_p0.jpg?v=1769901618","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743219037","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}