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Bowling Alone

Name: Bowling Alone
Author: Robert D. Putnam

by Robert D. Putnam

2000•Documentary•544 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeRealistic and original: a stirring non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

"Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today’s fractured America.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalSocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Subjects

Social conditionsSocial changeHistoryIsolation <Soziologie>Conditions socialesHistoireChangement socialSozialer Wandel

Details

Author: Robert D. Putnam
Published: 2000
Pages: 544
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Source: Open Library

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