The Careless Society: Community and I..., John Mcknight

by John Mcknight

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Can't find what you're looking for? Home page About us Feedback Payment Delivery Customer Service Contact us Shop by Price $10.34 $10.35 - $12.34 $12.35 - $14.34 $14.35 - $16.34 $16.35+ Shop pages Home page Payment Delivery Customer Service About the seller Need help? Send an eBay message Newsletter Add World of Books to your favourites and receive email newsletters about special promotions! General Interest The Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits Product Details: Category: Books ISBN: 0465091253 Title: The Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits The Fast Free Shipping Author: John Mcknight Publisher: Basic Books Year Published: 1995 Number of Pages: 208 Book Binding: Hardback Prizes: N/A Book Condition: VERYGOOD SKU: CIN0465091253VG Item description McKnight shows how the experts best efforts to rebuild and revitalize communities can actually destroy them and celebrates the ability of neighborhoods to heal from within.. }Amid all the hand-wringing about the loss of community in America these days, here is a book that celebrates the ability of neighborhoods to heal themselves from within. John McKnight shows how competent communities have been invaded and colonized by professionalized servicesoften with devastating results. Overwhelmed by these social services, the spirit of community falters: families collapse, schools fail, violence spreads, and medical systems spiral out of control. Instead of more or better services, the basis for resolving many of A

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Year: 1995
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0465091253
• Condition: Very Good

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