Robert Nisbet

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Robert Nisbet (1913–1996) was a professor at Columbia University and the author of The Quest for Community, The Sociological Tradition, The Social Bond, The Present Age, and other books.

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Books by Robert Nisbet

The Quest for Community

A Study in the Ethics of Order and Freedom

By Robert Nisbet

One of the leading thinkers to emerge in the postwar conservative intellectual revival was the sociologist Robert Nisbet. His book The Quest for Community, published in 1953, stands as one of the most persuasive accounts of the dilemmas confronting modern society. Nearly a half century before Rob...

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