The Concept of Community Author:David Minar and Scott Greer Everywhere today the concept of community -- and the fact of community -- are in hazard. Yet human life and value are grounded in community, and man returns again and again to the notion. What does community mean? — The editors have brought together a rich and varied selection from the literature that includes both descriptions and analyses of... more » communities. The aim has been to evoke the realities and explain them through general principles. Each selection is preceded by an interpretation, and these, taken together, provide an intellectual framework for the readings.« less