Counterfeit Community
The Exploitation of Our Longings for Connectedness
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| 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.
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.
