{"product_id":"the-future-of-community-dave-clements-9780745328171","title":"The Future of Community: Reports of a Death Greatly Exaggerated","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are constantly being told that communities are under threat, that we are losing a 'sense of community'. This book finds that the notion of community in Britain is actually threatened by the very thing intended to protect it; relentless government and third party interventions bent on imposing their own forms of social cohesion on the population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is no doubt that modern societies, underpinned by a ruthlessly competitive and individualistic economic system, have undermined ties of family, solidarity and commonality. However, when an idea of community is articulated it is almost invariably along conservative and reactionary lines - with unelected spokespersons unquestionably accepted as 'community leaders', and with formal contractual relationships taking the place of 'traditional' social order. The short, punchy articles in this book criticise attempts by the state and other agencies to correct the so-called collapse of communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is for students and citizens looking to get beyond the hysterical rhetoric of the government and media to find out about the real communities of the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Clements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745328172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745328171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Dave Clements","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453374640383,"sku":"9780745328171","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b72e4b96-08a0-4ea9-9447-c4ddb688c632.jpg?v=1777299905","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-future-of-community-dave-clements-9780745328171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}