Publication

2020 - New Village Press

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781613321263
  • ISBN-101613321260
  • Library of Congress Control Number2020022604
  • OCLC Control Number1153065407
  • Better World Books9781613321263
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCHN49.C6F85 2020
  • LCCHN49.C6 F85 2020

Description

"How do Main Streets contribute to our mental health? This question took social psychiatrist Mindy Thompson Fullilove on an 11-year search through 178 cities in 14 countries. From informal observations, Fullilove discerns the larger architecture of Main Streets. She describes the myriad ways that Main Streets are shaped for social interactions and how they are a marker for the integrity of civilization. Her illustrated book shows how urban centers are essential for gathering people to share information and to tend civic and commercial tasks that benefit all. She addresses ways cities can cure, not only ills of an inequitable, post-industrial culture, but malaise of a post-pandemic culture seeking reconnection"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Main Street: How a City's Heart Connects Us AllNew Village Press2020-01-01

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