{"product_id":"the-quest-for-community-david-c-thorns-9781041276432","title":"The Quest for Community: Social Aspects of Residential Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1976, \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Community\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide comparative study of residential area development which discusses the key components in community formation and persistence. The actions of inhabitants as they have affected the development of the areas are studied and contrasted with the original aims of the creators, planners and others. The range is wide: from new towns to squatter settlements; from new housing estates to kibbutzim. The comparative analysis, based on several years of field work and documentary research, concentrates on social processes from which a new model of residential area development is drawn. This is an important and readable text for students of urban sociology, community studies, community work, urban geography, town planning and environmental studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David C. Thorns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1041276435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041276432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"David C. Thorns","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997253415167,"sku":"9781041276432","price":83.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quest-for-community-david-c-thorns-9781041276432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}