Palaces for the people

Eric Klinenberg First published 2018

About this book

"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"--

Subjects

  • architecture
  • business & economics / infrastructure
  • city planning
  • city planning, united states
  • equality
  • infrastructure (economics)
  • new york times reviewed
  • nonfiction
  • politics
  • public spaces
  • quality of life
  • sociology