num_pages: 272
description: "The Quest for Community" stands among the most important social critiques ever written. The first book by the man the New York Times calls "one of our most original social thinkers", Robert Nisbet's study explores how individualism and statism have flourished while the primary sources of human community - the family, neighborhoods, the church, and voluntary organizations - have grown weaker. First published in 1953, this timeless work is a seminal contribution to the understanding of the spiritual and intellectual crisis of Western Society.With a new introduction by William A. Schambra that places the book in a contemporary perspective, "Quest for Community" deserves to be reread in the light of events that have confirmed its provocative thesis.
language: English
title: The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order & Freedom
titlecomplete: The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order & Freedom
genres: Cultural, Social Science, Politics, Philosophy, Psychology, Nonfiction, Economics, Sociology, History, Society
ratings_count: 300
publisher: Ics Pr