TalesFromTheEV reviewed Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg
Very US-centric but great
4 stars
EV I says: I enjoyed this book a lot, even though it was mostly about the US
English language
Published Nov. 24, 2018 by Penguin Random House.
Eric Klinenberg: Palaces for the People (2018, Penguin Random House)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4735-4974-6
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4 stars
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"An eminent sociologist--and coauthor, with Aziz Ansari, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance--makes the provocative case that the future of democratic societies rests not only on shared values but also on shared "social infrastructure": the libraries, childcare centers, bookstores, coffee shops, pools, and parks that promote crucial, sometimes life-saving connections between people who might otherwise fail to find common cause"--