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Reviewed on July 1, 2000
The conservative sociologist Robert Nisbet (1913-96) wrote extensively on community and social breakdown, articulating a principled perspective of the decline of civic-minded solidarity in light of the growth of the bureaucratic state. His key books include Tradition and Revolt, Twilight of Authority, and History of the Idea of Progress. In this intellectual biography, Stone (sociology and Ameri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




