Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (20th Anniversary Edition)

*The basis for the documentaryJoin or Die—now streaming on Netflix!*Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet—the 20th anniversary edition ofBowling Aloneremains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today’s fractured America.Twenty years, ago, Robert D. Putnam made a seemingly simple observation: once we bowled in leagues, usually after work; but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolized a significant social change that became the basis of the acclaimed bestseller,Bowling Alone, whichThe Washington Postcalled “a very important book” and Putnam, “the de Tocqueville of our generation.”Bowling Alonesurveyed in detail Americans’ changing behavior over the decades, showing how we had become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and social structures, whether it’s with the PTA, church, clubs, political parties, or bowling