Counterfeit Community: The Exploitation of Our Longings for Connectedness - Hardcover

Freie, John F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847688712 ISBN 13: 9780847688715

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 1998

Synopsis

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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About the Author

John F. Freie is associate professor of political science at Le Moyne College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847688712
• ISBN 13: 9780847688715
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250