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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 613
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
Bok's interest and knowledge in civic matters had now peculiarly prepared him for a personal adventure into community work. Merion, where he lived, was one of the most beautiful of the many suburbs that surround the Quaker City; but, like hundreds of similar communities, there had been developed in it no civic interest. Some of the most successful business men of Philadelphia lived in Merion; they had beautiful estates, which they maintained without regard to expense, but also without regard to the community as a whole. They were busy men; they came home tired after a day in the city; they considered themselves good citizens if they kept their own places sightly, but the idea of devoting their evenings to the problems of their community had never occurred to them before the evening when two of Bok's neighbors called to ask his help in forming a civic association.
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定位:Additional excerpt 613 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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博克对市政事务的兴趣和了解,恰好让他能亲身投入社区工作。他住的梅里恩是费城周边最漂亮的郊区之一,但和许多类似社区一样,居民对公共事务毫无兴趣。费城一些最成功的商人住在那里,他们精心维护自家产业,不惜工本,却不管整个社区。他们白天在城里忙,回家已累,觉得只要自家院子整洁就算好公民,从没想过晚上为社区问题出力,直到两位邻居登门请博克帮忙成立公民协会。
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博克是《妇女家庭杂志》主编,住在费城郊区梅里恩。20世纪初美国郊区中产社区普遍缺乏公共参与。
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