{"product_id":"upswing","title":"Upswing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e''The most important book in social science for many years'' Paul Collier, \u003cem\u003eTLS \u003c\/em\u003eBooks of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Upswing \u003c\/em\u003eis Robert D. Putnam''s brilliant analysis of economic, social, cultural and political trends from the Gilded Age to the present, showing how America went from an individualistic ‘I’ society to a more communitarian ‘We’ society and then back again, and how we can all learn from that experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late nineteenth century, America was highly individualistic, starkly unequal, fiercely polarised and deeply fragmented, just as it is today. However, as the twentieth century dawned, America became - slowly, unevenly, but steadily - more egalitarian, more cooperative, more generous; a society ''on the upswing,'' more focused on responsibilities to each other and less focused on narrow self-interest. Over the course of the 1960s, however, these trends reversed once again, leading to today''s disarray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a sweeping overview of more than a century of history, Putnam and Romney Garrett draw on inspiring lessons for our time from an earlier era, when a dedicated group of reformers righted the ship, creating once again a society based on community. Engaging, revelatory and timely, this is Putnam''s most ambitious work yet, with a relevance right across the anglophone world. It is an unmissable contribution to the debate about where we want society to go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310368432510,"sku":"NW9781800750371","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781800750371.jpg?v=1778694416","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/upswing","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}