{"product_id":"9781497620759","title":"The Quest for Community","description":"One of the leading thinkers to emerge in the postwar conservative intellectual revival was the sociologist Robert Nisbet. His book \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Community\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, published in 1953, stands as one of the most persuasive accounts of the dilemmas confronting modern society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly a half century before Robert Putnam documented the atomization of society in \u003ci\u003eBowling Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, Nisbet argued that the rise of the powerful modern state had eroded the sources of community—the family, the neighborhood, the church, the guild. Alienation and loneliness inevitably resulted. But as the traditional ties that bind fell away, the human impulse toward community led people to turn even more to the government itself, allowing statism—even totalitarianism—to flourish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISI Books is proud to present this new edition of Nisbet’s magnum opus, featuring a brilliant introduction by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Ross Douthat and three critical essays. Published at a time when our communal life has only grown weaker and when many Americans display cultish enthusiasm for a charismatic president, this new edition of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Community\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shows that Nisbet’s insights are as relevant today as ever.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ISI Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158878666992,"sku":"9781497620759","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497620759_p0.jpg?v=1763702597","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497620759","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}