Habits of the Heartland : : Small-Town Life in Modern America / / Lyn C. Macgregor.
"So, how do Americans in a small town make community today? This book argues that there is more than one answer, and that despite the continued importance of small-town stuff traditionally associated with face-to-face communities, it makes no sense to think that contemporary technological, econ...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Cultures of Community -- 1. Three Halloweens, Three Viroquas -- 2. The Alternatives -- 3. The Main Streeters -- 4. The Regulars -- 5. Playing in the Same Sandbox? -- Part II. Commerce, Consumption, and Community in Viroqua -- 6. Benefi cent Enterprise and Viroquan Exceptionalism -- 7. Retail Morality -- 8. Consumption and Belonging in Viroqua -- Epilogue and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index |
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