Habits of the Heartland : Small-Town Life in Modern America /

"So, how do Americans in a small town make community today? This book argues that there is more than one answer, and that despite the continued importance of small-town stuff traditionally associated with face-to-face communities, it makes no sense to think that contemporary technological, econ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Macgregor, Lyn C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2011]
Temas:
City and town life > Wisconsin > Viroqua.
Community life > Wisconsin > Viroqua.
American Studies.
Sociology & Social Science.
Urban Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Cultures of Community
  • 1. Three Halloweens, Three Viroquas
  • 2. The Alternatives
  • 3. The Main Streeters
  • 4. The Regulars
  • 5. Playing in the Same Sandbox?
  • Part II. Commerce, Consumption, and Community in Viroqua
  • 6. Benefi cent Enterprise and Viroquan Exceptionalism
  • 7. Retail Morality
  • 8. Consumption and Belonging in Viroqua
  • Epilogue and Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Index

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