{"product_id":"9781800750371-the-upswing","title":"The Upswing","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow We Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again\u003cbr\u003e'Putnam's book speaks for the many millions who don't think the wayzealots do' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The most important book in social science for many years' Paul Collier, \u003cem\u003eTLS \u003c\/em\u003eBooks of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Upswing \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450827092342,"sku":"9781800750371","price":12.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36339933.jpg?v=1760454037","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800750371-the-upswing","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}