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The Eclipse of Community: An Interpretation of American Studies

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The author examines classic American community studies written during the past fifty years, such as Robert Park on Chicago, the Lynds on Muncie (Middletown), Lloyd Warner on Newburyport, to formulate a theory of American community development.

Originally published in 1960.

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ISBN-13:	9780691620459
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	03/08/2015
Series:	Princeton Legacy Library , #1716
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

Frontmatter, pg. i
Preface and Acknowledgments, pg. vii
Preface, pg. viii
Acknowledgments, pg. ix
Contents, pg. xi
Introduction, pg. 1
Chapter 1. Robert Park and Urbanization in Chicago, pg. 13
Chapter 2. The Lynds and Industrialization in Middletown, pg. 47
Chapter 3. Lloyd Warner and Bureaucratization in Yankee City, pg. 70
Chapter 4. Toward a Theory of American Communities, pg. 94
Introduction to Part II, pg. 117
Chapter 5. The Slum: Street Corner Society, pg. 119
Chapter 6. Bohemia: Creation, Negation, Flight, and Revolt, pg. 135
Chapter 7. Deep South, pg. 153
Chapter 8. World War II and Military Communities, pg. 175
Chapter 9. Suburbia: Dream or Nightmare?, pg. 199
Introduction to Part III, pg. 229
Chapter 10. Anthropological Perspectives on the Modern Community, pg. 230
Chapter 11. Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Modern Community, pg. 251
Chapter 12. Sociological Perspectives on the Modern Community, pg. 275
Epilogue, pg. 304
Bibliography (Selective), pg. 339
Name Index, pg. 343
Subject Index, pg. 347

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