Screen LibraryThe great good place : cafés, coffee shops, bookstores, bars, hair salons, and other hangouts at the heart of a community /
"The Great Good Place argues that 'third places' - where people can gather, put aside the concerns of work and home, and hang out simply for the pleasures of good company and lively conversation - are the heart of a community's social vitality and the grassroots of democracy.&quo...
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| Published: |
Da Capo Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: | [1999] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | [2nd ed.]. |
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| Summary: |
"The Great Good Place argues that 'third places' - where people can gather, put aside the concerns of work and home, and hang out simply for the pleasures of good company and lively conversation - are the heart of a community's social vitality and the grassroots of democracy."--Publisher's description |
| Item Description: |
Preface to the second edition (p. xiii-xxvii). Earlier edition originally published in hardcover in 1989 by Paragon House. |
| Carrier Form: | xxxii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-323) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781569246818 1569246815 |
| Index Number: | HT123 |
| CLC: |
C913.3 C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/O446/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. The problem of place in America -- The character of third places -- The personal benefits -- The greater good -- pt. 2. The German-American lager beer gardens -- Main street -- The English pub -- The French café -- The American tavern -- Classic coffeehouses -- pt. 3. A hostile habitat -- The sexes and the third place -- Shutting out youth -- Toward better times ... and places. |