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A landmark study of urban society, reissued for the 40th anniversary of the original publication with a new epilogue by the author.

Trade Review
"A powerful argument for a more formal public culture and a swipe against the rise of a self-indulgent counter-culture." -- Melissa Benn, - Guardian
"Brilliant. . . . One admires the breadth of Professor Sennett’s erudition, the reach of his historical imagination, the doggedness of his analysis." -- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt - New York Times
"Provocative. . . . Sennett brings us to an undeniably recognizable place, the contemporary urban scene." -- Richard Todd - The Atlantic

The Fall of Public Man

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 17/02/2017
      ISBN13: 9780393353747, 978-0393353747
      ISBN10: 0393353745

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A landmark study of urban society, reissued for the 40th anniversary of the original publication with a new epilogue by the author.

      Trade Review
      "A powerful argument for a more formal public culture and a swipe against the rise of a self-indulgent counter-culture." -- Melissa Benn, - Guardian
      "Brilliant. . . . One admires the breadth of Professor Sennett’s erudition, the reach of his historical imagination, the doggedness of his analysis." -- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt - New York Times
      "Provocative. . . . Sennett brings us to an undeniably recognizable place, the contemporary urban scene." -- Richard Todd - The Atlantic

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