Sally Power, ed., Civil Society through the Lifecourse. Policy Press: Bristol, UK 2020, 234 pp., $115.00.

More research, like the studies in this book, promises to broaden our understanding of the nature of civil society in various contexts. In a context of expanded understanding and growing concern about the supply of volunteers, Sally Power's collection of ten articles focuses on two main themes. The publication of Robert Putnam's ([3]) work on "bowling alone" also led a number of observers to conclude that the supply of committed volunteers would decline. [Extracted from the article]