'The most important book in social science for many years' Paul
Collier, TLS Books of the Year The Upswing is Robert D. Putnam's
brilliant analysis of economic, social, cultural and political
trends from the Gilded Age to the present, showing how America went
from an individualistic 'I' society to a more communitarian 'We'
society and then back again, and how we can all learn from that
experience. In the late nineteenth century, America was highly
individualistic, starkly unequal, fiercely polarised and deeply
fragmented, just as it is today. However, as the twentieth century
dawned, America became - slowly, unevenly, but steadily - more
egalitarian, more cooperative, more generous; a society 'on the
upswing,' more focused on responsibilities to each other and less
focused on narrow self-interest. Over the course of the 1960s,
however, these trends reversed once again, leading to today's
disarray. In a sweeping overview of more than a century of history,
Putnam and Romney Garrett draw on inspiring lessons for our time
from an earlier era, when a dedicated group of reformers righted
the ship, creating once again a society based on community.
Engaging, revelatory and timely, this is Putnam's most ambitious
work yet, with a relevance right across the anglophone world. It is
an unmissable contribution to the debate about where we want
society to go.
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