Counterfeit Community crackles with life as well as a certain healthy skepticism. The examples are down to earth, the range of topics John Freie pursues is delightful, and his probing observations are such a strength. Of course this is a controversial book, in its definition of what community should be and should not be and in terms of how the examples are read by the author. That is all to the good; it gets one thinking and sometimes even gets the blood moving. A sassy and valuable contribution to the whole community debate.

Robert Booth Fowler, University of Wisconsin, Madison

In each of his six analyses, Freie develops a strong argument for how to strengthen genuine community.

Gordana Rabrenovic, Northeastern University, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences

Freie's treatment of space from the perspective of ethics adds to an extensive literature in architecture, city planning, and postmodernism and is most welcome.

Christine E. Gudorf, The Review of Politics