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Good Neighbors: The Democracy of Everyday Life in America
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
Good Neighbors: The Democracy of Everyday Life in America
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Nancy L. Rosenblum
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:312 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Ethics and moral philosophy
Social and political philosophy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691169439
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| Classifications | Dewey:301.01 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
17 May 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
"Love thy neighbor" is an impossible exhortation. Good neighbors greet us on the street and do small favors, but neighbors also startle us with sounds at night and unleash their demons on us, they monitor and reproach us, and betray us to authorities. The moral principles prescribed for friendship, civil society, and democratic public life apply im
Author Biography
Nancy L. Rosenblum is the Senator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government at Harvard University. Her books include On the Side of the Angels and Membership and Morals (both Princeton).
Reviews"[Rosenblum] draws on a wide range of historical, literary, and sociological sources--from the stories of Raymond Carver to an ethnography of Crown Heights, Brooklyn--to produce a kaleidoscopic picture of American neighborliness."--Joshua Rothman, New Yorker
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