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Alienated America : why some places thrive while others collapse / Timothy P. Carney.

Author: Carney, Timothy P., 1978- author.

Edition Statement:First edition.

ImprintNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]

Descriptionxiv, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:It takes a village : where the American dream lives -- Progress at a price : the changing American dream, 1955-2018 -- "They've chosen not to keep up" : is it economics or culture? -- American decay : broken places, broken people -- "I don't" : the dissolution of the family -- Bowling alone : the dissolution of civil society -- It's about church : America's indispensable institution -- Overcentralization : how big business and bit government erode civil society -- Hyper-individualism : how the modern economy and the sexual revolution erode civil society -- The alienated : Trump country -- The elites : the village of man -- The church people : the village of God -- Overcoming alienation : problems and solutions.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:Examines the challenges facing modern America and offers a framework to lead the country out.



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