For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead.
Based on one of the most ambitious studies in the history of.
These two perspectives dominate contemporary views of society, but by rejecting the importance of place they are both deeply flawed.
Some would have us believe that we act solely as individuals choosing our own fates regardless of our surroundings, while other theories place us at the mercy of global forces beyond our control.
For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead