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🏘️ Communitarianism

Works that challenge radical individualism and argue for the moral weight of shared obligations, civic bonds, and the communities that shape who we become.
The Good Society
by Robert N. Bellah • 1991
Individualism gutted our institutions. Repair begins where the myth ends: we need each other.
3.66
105
🗳️ American Civic Life🏛️ Democratic Theory💰 Market Criticism
The Good Society Summary
The Good Society 92%
Individualism gutted our institutions. Repair begins where the myth ends: we need each other.
by Robert N. Bellah 1991
3.66
105 ratings
🗳️ American Civic Life🏛️ Democratic Theory💰 Market Criticism
Spirit Of Community
by Amitai Etzioni • 1993
The rights expansion forgot the duties. What it cost American communities, and how to rebuild.
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80
⚖️ Rights And Duties📚 Moral Education👨‍👩‍👧 Family Policy
Spirit Of Community Summary
Spirit Of Community 91%
The rights expansion forgot the duties. What it cost American communities, and how to rebuild.
by Amitai Etzioni 1993
3.50
80 ratings
⚖️ Rights And Duties📚 Moral Education👨‍👩‍👧 Family Policy
Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation
by Alan Wolfe • 1989
Markets and states each fail at moral obligation. The answer hides where neither governs.
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13
🏛️ Civil Society⚖️ Moral Economy🏪 Market Limits
Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation Summary
Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation 91%
Markets and states each fail at moral obligation. The answer hides where neither governs.
by Alan Wolfe 1989
4.08
13 ratings
🏛️ Civil Society⚖️ Moral Economy🏪 Market Limits
Spheres of Justice
by Michael Walzer • 1983
Separate spheres: why a just society walls off money, power, and honor from each other.
3.80
723
🏛️ Distributive Justice💰 Critique Of Markets⚖️ Equality Theory
Spheres of Justice Summary
Spheres of Justice 91%
Separate spheres: why a just society walls off money, power, and honor from each other.
by Michael Walzer 1983
3.80
723 ratings
🏛️ Distributive Justice💰 Critique Of Markets⚖️ Equality Theory
Rights Talk
by Mary Ann Glendon • 1991
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
4.06
124
📜 Constitutional Law🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔍 Individualism Critique
Rights Talk Summary
Rights Talk 90%
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
by Mary Ann Glendon 1991
4.06
124 ratings
📜 Constitutional Law🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔍 Individualism Critique
Habits of the Heart
by Robert N. Bellah • 1985
America's faith in the autonomous self has hollowed out its communities and left citizens isolated.
3.89
1k+
🇺🇸 American Society🏛️ Political Sociology🌐 Individualism Critique
Habits of the Heart Summary
Habits of the Heart 90%
America's faith in the autonomous self has hollowed out its communities and left citizens isolated.
by Robert N. Bellah 1985
3.89
1k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Society🏛️ Political Sociology🌐 Individualism Critique
Why Liberalism Failed
by Patrick J. Deneen • 2018
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
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4k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy🧩 Individualism Critique📉 Meritocracy Critique
Why Liberalism Failed Summary
Why Liberalism Failed 90%
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
by Patrick J. Deneen 2018
3.84
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🧩 Individualism Critique📉 Meritocracy Critique
Individualism and Commitment in American Life
by Robert N. Bellah • 1989
America built its democracy on shared moral traditions. Then it built a culture that erased them.
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15
🏛️ Civic Republicanism🤝 Civil Society🧩 Self And Society
Individualism and Commitment in American Life Summary
Individualism and Commitment in American Life 90%
America built its democracy on shared moral traditions. Then it built a culture that erased them.
by Robert N. Bellah 1989
4.13
15 ratings
🏛️ Civic Republicanism🤝 Civil Society🧩 Self And Society
Morality
by Jonathan Sacks • 2019
Loneliness rivals smoking. Broken politics. Amoral markets. All from one trade: community for self.
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2k+
🔗 Social Capital🫂 Loneliness Epidemic🧍 Individualism Critique
Morality Summary
Morality 90%
Loneliness rivals smoking. Broken politics. Amoral markets. All from one trade: community for self.
by Jonathan Sacks 2019
4.34
2k+ ratings
🔗 Social Capital🫂 Loneliness Epidemic🧍 Individualism Critique
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama • 2022
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
3.90
3k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Liberal Democracy📜 Classical Liberalism
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents 90%
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
by Francis Fukuyama 2022
3.90
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Liberal Democracy📜 Classical Liberalism
The Quest for Community
by Robert A. Nisbet • 1953
Totalitarianism is not an aberration; it is the state's final victory over every rival community.
4.26
358
⚖️ Political Theory🏙️ Mass Society🏛️ Mediating Institutions
The Quest for Community Summary
The Quest for Community 90%
Totalitarianism is not an aberration; it is the state's final victory over every rival community.
by Robert A. Nisbet 1953
4.26
358 ratings
⚖️ Political Theory🏙️ Mass Society🏛️ Mediating Institutions
Reveille for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1946
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
3.84
589
🤝 Community Organizing🌱 Grassroots Democracy👥 Indigenous Leadership
Reveille for Radicals Summary
Reveille for Radicals 90%
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1946
3.84
589 ratings
🤝 Community Organizing🌱 Grassroots Democracy👥 Indigenous Leadership
Citizens
by Jon Alexander • 2022
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
4.04
317
🗳️ Participatory Democracy🤝 Civic Engagement👥 Collective Action
Citizens Summary
Citizens 90%
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
by Jon Alexander 2022
4.04
317 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy🤝 Civic Engagement👥 Collective Action
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
by Astra Taylor • 2019
Democracy is not broken. It is eight unresolvable tensions; the work is holding them together.
4.20
731
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Democratic Theory🤝 Participatory Democracy
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone Summary
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone 89%
Democracy is not broken. It is eight unresolvable tensions; the work is holding them together.
by Astra Taylor 2019
4.20
731 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Democratic Theory🤝 Participatory Democracy
Lifehouse
by Adam Greenfield • 2024
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
3.84
86
🌱 Community Organizing🤝 Mutual Aid Networks🌍 Climate Adaptation
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse 89%
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
by Adam Greenfield 2024
3.84
86 ratings
🌱 Community Organizing🤝 Mutual Aid Networks🌍 Climate Adaptation
The Great Disruption
by Francis Fukuyama • 1999
The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.
3.62
353
🏛️ Social Order🤝 Social Capital🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
The Great Disruption Summary
The Great Disruption 89%
The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.
by Francis Fukuyama 1999
3.62
353 ratings
🏛️ Social Order🤝 Social Capital🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
Together
by Richard Sennett • 2011
The rituals and crafts that make cooperation possible are being dissolved by short-term capitalism.
3.81
469
🧱 Social Cooperation🏙️ Urban Sociology🎭 Ritual And Society
Together Summary
Together 89%
The rituals and crafts that make cooperation possible are being dissolved by short-term capitalism.
by Richard Sennett 2011
3.81
469 ratings
🧱 Social Cooperation🏙️ Urban Sociology🎭 Ritual And Society
Friendship in an Age of Economics
by Todd May • 2012
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
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29
📉 Neoliberal Critique🤝 Philosophy Of Friendship🏛️ Social Philosophy
Friendship in an Age of Economics Summary
Friendship in an Age of Economics 89%
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
by Todd May 2012
3.72
29 ratings
📉 Neoliberal Critique🤝 Philosophy Of Friendship🏛️ Social Philosophy
Alasdair Macintyre
by Peter McMylor • 1991
Our moral arguments never end because we threw out the framework that made them work.
2.90
10
🧭 Virtue Ethics🏙️ Critique Of Modernity💡 Enlightenment Critique
Alasdair Macintyre Summary
Alasdair Macintyre 89%
Our moral arguments never end because we threw out the framework that made them work.
by Peter McMylor 1991
2.90
10 ratings
🧭 Virtue Ethics🏙️ Critique Of Modernity💡 Enlightenment Critique
Glimpses of Utopia
by Jess Scully • 2020
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
3.97
110
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship
Glimpses of Utopia Summary
Glimpses of Utopia 89%
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
by Jess Scully 2020
3.97
110 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41)
by Juan Manuel Burgos • 2012
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
4.46
26
👤 Philosophical Anthropology✝️ Christian Philosophy💬 Dialogical Philosophy
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) Summary
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) 89%
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
by Juan Manuel Burgos 2012
4.46
26 ratings
👤 Philosophical Anthropology✝️ Christian Philosophy💬 Dialogical Philosophy
Justice
by Michael J. Sandel • 2007
Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.
4.30
28k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice🧠 Thought Experiments
Justice Summary
Justice 89%
Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.
by Michael J. Sandel 2007
4.30
28k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice🧠 Thought Experiments
Free and Equal
by Daniel Chandler • 2023
Forget who you are, design society. Rawls did; the result might be our fairest system.
3.95
439
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 Social Contract⚖️ Economic Justice
Free and Equal Summary
Free and Equal 89%
Forget who you are, design society. Rawls did; the result might be our fairest system.
by Daniel Chandler 2023
3.95
439 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 Social Contract⚖️ Economic Justice
Bowling Alone
by Robert D. Putnam • 2000
The clubs emptied and Americans stopped voting. The damage goes deeper than loneliness.
3.85
9k+
🏛️ Social Capital🗳️ Civic Engagement📉 Community Decline
Bowling Alone Summary
Bowling Alone 89%
The clubs emptied and Americans stopped voting. The damage goes deeper than loneliness.
by Robert D. Putnam 2000
3.85
9k+ ratings
🏛️ Social Capital🗳️ Civic Engagement📉 Community Decline
Understanding Socialism
by Richard D. Wolff • 2019
The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.
4.01
673
🏛️ Democratic Socialism🤝 Worker Cooperatives📊 Political Economy
Understanding Socialism Summary
Understanding Socialism 89%
The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.
by Richard D. Wolff 2019
4.01
673 ratings
🏛️ Democratic Socialism🤝 Worker Cooperatives📊 Political Economy
Paint Your Town Red
by Matthew Brown • 2021
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
3.71
173
🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives
Paint Your Town Red Summary
Paint Your Town Red 89%
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
by Matthew Brown 2021
3.71
173 ratings
🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives
Identity and Violence
by Amartya Sen • 2006
The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.
3.83
2k+
🆔 Identity Politics🌍 Multiculturalism🔓 Anti-Essentialism
Identity and Violence Summary
Identity and Violence 89%
The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.
by Amartya Sen 2006
3.83
2k+ ratings
🆔 Identity Politics🌍 Multiculturalism🔓 Anti-Essentialism
The Post-Corporate World
by David C. Korten • 1999
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
3.77
132
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies
The Post-Corporate World Summary
The Post-Corporate World 89%
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
by David C. Korten 1999
3.77
132 ratings
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies
The Listening Society
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2017
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
4.49
402
🏛️ Political Philosophy📖 Social Theory🪜 Adult Development
The Listening Society Summary
The Listening Society 89%
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2017
4.49
402 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy📖 Social Theory🪜 Adult Development
Trust
by Francis Fukuyama • 1995
Why some nations build giant companies and others stay family-sized: it comes down to trust.
3.96
753
🤝 Social Trust📊 Political Economy🏛️ Social Capital
Trust Summary
Trust 89%
Why some nations build giant companies and others stay family-sized: it comes down to trust.
by Francis Fukuyama 1995
3.96
753 ratings
🤝 Social Trust📊 Political Economy🏛️ Social Capital
Palaces for the People
by Eric Klinenberg • 2018
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
3.97
5k+
🏙️ Public Space🧱 Placemaking🤝 Social Capital
Palaces for the People Summary
Palaces for the People 89%
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
by Eric Klinenberg 2018
3.97
5k+ ratings
🏙️ Public Space🧱 Placemaking🤝 Social Capital
Aesthetic Theory
by Theodor W. Adorno • 1970
Free isn't removed walls; it's a body, a fact, a road, and solidarity.
4.14
3k+
🗳️ Democratic Theory🕊️ Positive Liberty🤖 Algorithmic Control
Aesthetic Theory Summary
Aesthetic Theory 89%
Free isn't removed walls; it's a body, a fact, a road, and solidarity.
by Theodor W. Adorno 1970
4.14
3k+ ratings
🗳️ Democratic Theory🕊️ Positive Liberty🤖 Algorithmic Control
Politics Is for Power
by Eitan D. Hersh • 2020
Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.
4.09
1k+
🏘️ Community Organizing⚡ Power Building📱 Slacktivism
Politics Is for Power Summary
Politics Is for Power 89%
Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.
by Eitan D. Hersh 2020
4.09
1k+ ratings
🏘️ Community Organizing⚡ Power Building📱 Slacktivism
Multicultural Citizenship
by Will Kymlicka • 1995
Collective rights for minorities are not a betrayal of liberalism; they are its logical extension.
3.68
282
🏛️ Liberal Political Theory⚖️ Minority Rights🌍 Cultural Diversity
Multicultural Citizenship Summary
Multicultural Citizenship 89%
Collective rights for minorities are not a betrayal of liberalism; they are its logical extension.
by Will Kymlicka 1995
3.68
282 ratings
🏛️ Liberal Political Theory⚖️ Minority Rights🌍 Cultural Diversity
The Second Mountain
by David Brooks • 2019
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
3.76
13k+
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation
The Second Mountain Summary
The Second Mountain 89%
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
by David Brooks 2019
3.76
13k+ ratings
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
4.10
2k+
🐘 Right-Wing Ideology💻 Internet Intellectuals📺 Media Criticism
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web 89%
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020
4.10
2k+ ratings
🐘 Right-Wing Ideology💻 Internet Intellectuals📺 Media Criticism
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt
by Peter Gratton • 2020
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
🏛️ Political Theory🏴 Totalitarianism📚 Continental Philosophy
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt Summary
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt 89%
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
by Peter Gratton 2020
🏛️ Political Theory🏴 Totalitarianism📚 Continental Philosophy
The Art of Community
by Charles H. Vogl • 2016
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
3.68
1k+
🏘️ Community Building🫂 Belonging🧱 Group Culture
The Art of Community Summary
The Art of Community 89%
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
by Charles H. Vogl 2016
3.68
1k+ ratings
🏘️ Community Building🫂 Belonging🧱 Group Culture
Demanding the Impossible
by Peter H. Marshall • 1992
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
4.12
1k+
🏴 Anarchist Thought🌿 Spontaneous Order✊ Anti-Authoritarianism
Demanding the Impossible Summary
Demanding the Impossible 89%
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
by Peter H. Marshall 1992
4.12
1k+ ratings
🏴 Anarchist Thought🌿 Spontaneous Order✊ Anti-Authoritarianism
Organizing
by Marshall Ganz • 2014
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
4.26
19
🧱 Community Organizing🗳️ Civic Leadership📖 Storytelling For Change
Organizing Summary
Organizing 89%
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
by Marshall Ganz 2014
4.26
19 ratings
🧱 Community Organizing🗳️ Civic Leadership📖 Storytelling For Change
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
by Adrian Shirk • 2022
Utopia is a practice, not a place. Three centuries of Americans building communities from scratch.
3.93
215
🗺️ Memoir Of Place🛖 Intentional Communities🗽 American Utopianism
Heaven Is a Place on Earth Summary
Heaven Is a Place on Earth 89%
Utopia is a practice, not a place. Three centuries of Americans building communities from scratch.
by Adrian Shirk 2022
3.93
215 ratings
🗺️ Memoir Of Place🛖 Intentional Communities🗽 American Utopianism
The First New Nation
by Seymour Martin Lipset • 1963
Before the developing world could fail, America figured out how to make a new nation survive.
4.13
16
🧱 Nation Building⚖️ Comparative Politics🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism
The First New Nation Summary
The First New Nation 89%
Before the developing world could fail, America figured out how to make a new nation survive.
by Seymour Martin Lipset 1963
4.13
16 ratings
🧱 Nation Building⚖️ Comparative Politics🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism
Don't Talk About Politics
by Sarah Stein Lubrano • 2025
Arguments rarely change political minds. New experiences, real friendships, and public benches do.
4.12
303
🧠 Political Psychology🏛️ Public Sphere🔍 Cognitive Biases
Don't Talk About Politics Summary
Don't Talk About Politics 89%
Arguments rarely change political minds. New experiences, real friendships, and public benches do.
by Sarah Stein Lubrano 2025
4.12
303 ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🏛️ Public Sphere🔍 Cognitive Biases
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
📱 Digital Criticism⚠️ Algorithmic Bias🧬 Social Creatures
Team Human Summary
Team Human 89%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
📱 Digital Criticism⚠️ Algorithmic Bias🧬 Social Creatures
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens
by Steven Loyal • 2003
Giddens built his sociology around individual freedom. It was always politics dressed as theory.
4.31
16
🧠 Social Theory🗳️ Political Sociology🎯 Social Action
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens Summary
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens 89%
Giddens built his sociology around individual freedom. It was always politics dressed as theory.
by Steven Loyal 2003
4.31
16 ratings
🧠 Social Theory🗳️ Political Sociology🎯 Social Action
Identity
by Francis Fukuyama • 2018
Economics doesn't explain our political chaos. A deeper human need, the demand for dignity, does.
3.84
7k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy🤝 Recognition Theory🏴 National Identity
Identity Summary
Identity 88%
Economics doesn't explain our political chaos. A deeper human need, the demand for dignity, does.
by Francis Fukuyama 2018
3.84
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🤝 Recognition Theory🏴 National Identity
Beyond Money
by Anitra Nelson • 2022
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
2.96
24
🏛️ Postcapitalism📉 Degrowth🤝 Commoning
Beyond Money Summary
Beyond Money 88%
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
by Anitra Nelson 2022
2.96
24 ratings
🏛️ Postcapitalism📉 Degrowth🤝 Commoning
The True and Only Heaven
by Christopher Lasch • 1991
Progress is exhausted; the only usable past belongs to those who doubted it.
4.36
382
🕰️ Critique Of Modernity🧠 Intellectual History🎭 Cultural Criticism
The True and Only Heaven Summary
The True and Only Heaven 88%
Progress is exhausted; the only usable past belongs to those who doubted it.
by Christopher Lasch 1991
4.36
382 ratings
🕰️ Critique Of Modernity🧠 Intellectual History🎭 Cultural Criticism
The Upswing
by Robert D. Putnam • 2020
America swings between "we" and "me" eras. The pivot decade was the 1960s.
3.94
2k+
📈 Economic History🏛️ Political Polarization🏘️ Civic Decline
The Upswing Summary
The Upswing 88%
America swings between "we" and "me" eras. The pivot decade was the 1960s.
by Robert D. Putnam 2020
3.94
2k+ ratings
📈 Economic History🏛️ Political Polarization🏘️ Civic Decline
Nordic Ideology
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2019
Out-liberate liberalism: a politics that rewires the hidden rules of everyday life.
4.46
142
🏛️ Political Philosophy🔄 Metamodernism🛠️ Societal Design
Nordic Ideology Summary
Nordic Ideology 88%
Out-liberate liberalism: a politics that rewires the hidden rules of everyday life.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2019
4.46
142 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🔄 Metamodernism🛠️ Societal Design
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