An edition of Country of exiles (1999)

Country of exiles

the destruction of place in American life

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An edition of Country of exiles (1999)

Country of exiles

the destruction of place in American life

1st ed.

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Two contradictory patterns of behavior have worked in concert to shape American history and identity - our willingness to pull up stakes and our determination to put down roots. Over the past fifteen years, the balance has tipped against established communities with shared rituals and traditions.

Leach suggests that a new mentality is emerging, one that challenges our traditional understanding of community and denies its importance. This new cosmopolitanism opposes all kinds of boundaries and all older traditions of place - concealing behind the promise of mobility the pain of displacement. Leach reminds us about what we are losing and about the crucial role of place in the political and psychological stability of our lives.

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Pantheon Books
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English
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273

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American National characteristics, Civilization, Economic conditions, National characteristics, American, Place (Philosophy), Social conditions, Horizontale mobiliteit, Weltbürgertum, Gemeenschapszin, Internationalisatie, Heimat, United states, civilization, 1970-, United states, social conditions, 1980-, United states, economic conditions, 1981-2001

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United States

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1970-, 1980-, 1981-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-260) and index.

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973.92
Library of Congress
E169.12 .L39 1999, E169.12.L39 1999

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xiv, 273 p. ;
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273

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98029599
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98029599, 39515881
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1012934
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1956556

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