Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World

by David Levinson (Editor), Karen Christensen (Editor)

Sage Reference is very pleased to announce the Encyclopedia of Community , a major reference work that summarizes everything we know about how we humans come together. Community itself is a concept, an experience, and a central part of being human. The encyclopedia covers communities of the past and present, from 19th century utopians, to the communes of the 1960′s, to today′s Rotary Club, Amish, and cyber communities. Developed by award winning editors Karen Christensen and David Levinson with a board of leading scholars, the Encyclopedia of Community is essential for history, sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, and public administration students and the interested public, who will turn to the encyclopedia for inspiration and illumination, stories and strategies.

2000 pages, Hardcover

First published June 23, 2003

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[RUSA CODES · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was selected as an Outstanding Reference Source for 2004. For the complete list, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rus...