Counterfeit Community

The Exploitation of Our Longings for Connectedness

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Freie ISBN: 9780742575424
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: June 11, 1998
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Freie
ISBN: 9780742575424
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: June 11, 1998
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

From gated communities to Heaven's Gate, the idea and practice of community in America have not only declined but mutated. In the process, Americans' longing to be connected to something greater than themselves has intensified. This longing, coupled with an absence of genuine community alternatives, opens the way to counterfeit claims by those promoting economic rather than social agendas. This book examines 'counterfeit community' as it has become manifest throughout contemporary American society-in housing, as it shapes our public spaces; in the workplace; in politics; in religion; and most recently, in cyberspace.

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From gated communities to Heaven's Gate, the idea and practice of community in America have not only declined but mutated. In the process, Americans' longing to be connected to something greater than themselves has intensified. This longing, coupled with an absence of genuine community alternatives, opens the way to counterfeit claims by those promoting economic rather than social agendas. This book examines 'counterfeit community' as it has become manifest throughout contemporary American society-in housing, as it shapes our public spaces; in the workplace; in politics; in religion; and most recently, in cyberspace.

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