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Author | : Chris Schaefer |
Publisher | : Hawthorn Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2020-05-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1912480301 |
This anthology covers diverse yet interconnected themes, including what it means to be a conscious witness of our times, questions about 9/11, the second Bush administration and the American Empire Project, the global economic crisis, income inequalities, personally navigating chaos and the election of Donald Trump. Here are alternative, radical ideas for social reform and tackling inequality. They offer an account of how American economic and political elites have undermined democracy and drastically weakened the U.S., while causing untold suffering in the Middle East and around the world. The author shows how we can make a lasting difference. The seeds of practical hope are nurtured for navigating chaos and for countering fear. He also suggests what we can do to re-imagine America as, "e;the promise of a new beginning."e; He calls for a new Covenant between the American people and its government that engages both conservatives and progressives
Author | : Catherine T. Nerney |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781580511148 |
Well written and highly accessible, this book interweaves a thorough review of developments in Christian community from the first century to the present with powerful new discoveries in scriptural, theological, and historical research that has uncovered deep communal strands in the foundational literature and notions of Christianity. The result is a profound call for the renewal of Christian community and churches as crucial models and inspirations for the new search for wholeness in America.
Author | : Joanna Innes |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2013-06-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 019164661X |
Re-imagining Democracy in the Age of Revolutions charts a transformation in the way people thought about democracy in the North Atlantic region in the years between the American Revolution and the revolutions of 1848. In the mid-eighteenth century, 'democracy' was a word known only to the literate. It was associated primarily with the ancient world and had negative connotations: democracies were conceived to be unstable, warlike, and prone to mutate into despotisms. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, the word had passed into general use, although it was still not necessarily an approving term. In fact, there was much debate about whether democracy could achieve robust institutional form in advanced societies. In this volume, a cast of internationally-renowned contributors shows how common trends developed throughout the United States, France, Britain, and Ireland, particularly focussing on the era of the American, French, and subsequent European revolutions. Re-imagining Democracy in the Age of Revolutions argues that 'modern democracy' was not invented in one place and then diffused elsewhere, but instead was the subject of parallel re-imaginings, as ancient ideas and examples were selectively invoked and reworked for modern use. The contributions significantly enhance our understanding of the diversity and complexity of our democratic inheritance.
Author | : Patrick Reinsborough |
Publisher | : PM Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2017-10-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 162963395X |
Re:Imagining Change provides resources, theory, hands-on tools, and illuminating case studies for the next generation of innovative change-makers. This unique book explores how culture, media, memes, and narrative intertwine with social change strategies, and offers practical methods to amplify progressive causes in the popular culture. Re:Imagining Change is an inspirational inside look at the trailblazing methodology developed by the Center for Story-based Strategy over fifteen years of their movement building partnerships. This practitioner’s guide is an impassioned call to innovate our strategies for confronting the escalating social and ecological crises of the twenty-first century. This new, expanded second edition includes updated examples from the frontlines of social movements and provides the reader with easy-to-use tools to change the stories they care about most.
Author | : John Gallagher |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : City planning |
ISBN | : 9780814334690 |
Suggests ways for Detroit to become a smaller but better city in the twenty first century and proposes productive uses for the city's vacant spaces.
Author | : Eduardo Posada-Carbo |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0197631576 |
"This book explores the ways in which people in Latin America and the Caribbean joined with others in Europe and the United States to re-imagine the ancient term "democracy", so as to give it relevance and power in the modern world. In all these regions, that process largely followed the French Revolution; in Latin America it more especially followed independence movements of the 1810s and 20s. The book looks at how a variety of political actors and commentators used the term to characterize or argue about modern conditions through the ensuing half-century; by 1870, it was firmly established in mainstream political lexicons throughout the region. Following introductory scene-setting and overview chapters, specialists contribute wide-ranging accounts of aspects of the context in which the word was "re-imagined"; six final chapters explore differences in its fortune from place to place"--
Author | : Anita Hill |
Publisher | : Beacon Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0807014370 |
"Home : a place that provides access to every opportunity America has to offer.--A.H."--P. [vii]
Author | : Roberta Rice |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2016-07-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1315530880 |
Latin American and Caribbean communities and civil societies are undergoing a rapid process of transformation. Instead of pervasive social atomization, political apathy, and hollowed-out democracies, which have become the norm in some parts of the world, this region is witnessing an emerging collaboration between community, civil society, and government that is revitalizing democracy. This book argues that a key explanation lies in the powerful and positive relationship between community and civil society that exists in the region. The ideas of community and civil society tend to be studied separately, as analytically distinct concepts however, this volume seeks to explore their potential to work together. A unique contribution of the work is the space for dialogue it creates between the social sciences and the humanities. Many of the studies included in the volume are based on primary fieldwork and place-based case studies. Others relate literature, music and film to important theoretical works, providing a new direction in interdisciplinary studies, and highlighting the role that the arts play in community revival and broader processes of social change. A truly multi-disciplinary book bridging established notions of civil society and community through an authentically interdisciplinary approach to the topic.
Author | : Séan Allan |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2016-09-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 178533106X |
By the time the Berlin Wall collapsed, the cinema of the German Democratic Republic—to the extent it was considered at all—was widely regarded as a footnote to European film history, with little of enduring value. Since then, interest in East German cinema has exploded, inspiring innumerable festivals, books, and exhibits on the GDR’s rich and varied filmic output. In Re-Imagining DEFA, leading international experts take stock of this vibrant landscape and plot an ambitious course for future research, one that considers other cinematic traditions, brings genre and popular works into the fold, and encompasses DEFA’s complex post-unification “afterlife.”
Author | : Kelly Bradbury |
Publisher | : SIU Press |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2016-03-02 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0809334887 |
In Reimagining Popular Notions of American Intellectualism, Kelly Susan Bradbury challenges the image of the lazy, media-obsessed American by examining and reimagining widespread conceptions of American intellectualism that assume intellectual activity is situated solely in elite institutions of higher education.