Author:
Dunkelman, Marc J.
Edition Statement:First edition.
Imprint:New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2014]
Descriptionxx, 291 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Introduction: From one Queen City to the next -- Pt. 1: Rumblings. The warning ; The third wave ; The Chinatown bus effect ; The big climb ; Conformity comes full circle -- Pt. 2: The missing rings. A brief history of American community ; Bands, villages, and tribes ; The search for affirmation ; The missing rings ; Exit Tocqueville ; And now for something completely different -- Pt. 3: America explained. Valuable inefficiency ; The roots of deliberation ; The giant sucking sound ; The marshmallow test -- Conclusion: The crisis of American exceptionalism.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
