by Jane Jacobs
First published 2004
Renowned urbanist Jane Jacobs issues a dire warning: the pillars of our civilization are crumbling. Community, education, science, government - all are in precipitous decline, threatening to plunge us into a "mass amnesia" where even the memory of what was lost is gone. This is no academic treatise, but a clarion call to reverse course before it's too late. Jacobs paints a vivid portrait of the cultural breakdown unfolding all around us, and challenges us to rebuild the foundations that once sustained us.
Genres: politics, sociology, social-issues, non-fiction, academic, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: social-commentary
Setting: North America
256 pages · Hardcover · Random House