The Quickening of America: Rebuilding Our Nation, Remaking Our Lives - Softcover

Lappe, Frances Moore; Du Bois, Paul Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555426050 ISBN 13: 9781555426057

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1994

Synopsis

I highly recommAnd Quickening as an extremely useful and practicalguide. It reaffirms that personal and social change areintertwined; that each of us counts; that our lives do make adifference; and that, through involvement and by developing ourskills, we can make an even greater difference.
--ReverAnd Jesse L. Jackson, president and founder, NationalRainbow Coalition

An antidote to cynicism . . . an essential 'how-to' manual foranyone interested in translating values into positiveresults.
--Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerry's

Exploding the popular myths about public life, power, andself-interest that stop individuals from discovering the rewards ofpublic involvement, this thoughtful resource offers practicaladvice from ordinary Americans on how to get more involved. Detailsguidelines anyone can use to master the skills required to beeffective in public life.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

From national political campaigns to local community action groups, a grassroots approach to change is taking hold of America today. Ordinary citizens, driven by a desire to go beyond rhetoric and ideology and address problems in a direct, practical way, are changing the way we live, work, and govern ourselves. The Quickening of America reveals how this new approach to solving our problems is indeed working—in local government, education, the workplace, human services, and the media. The authors criss-crossed America in search of democracy in action and found moving stories of ordinary people coming together to make their institutions meet their needs. Exploding the popular myths about public life, power, and self-interest that stop individuals from discovering the rewards of public involvement, they offer practical advice from ordinary Americans on how to get more involved. They detail specific guidelines that anyone can use in mastering the skills—the 'arts of democracy' necessary to be effective in public life, including lessons on strengthening personal skills in speaking, listening, conflict resolution, and more. More than a book, this is a hands-on resource that is simply written, uses interactive devices throughout, and has a useful resource section at the And.

About the Author

FRANCES MOORE LAPPE is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the best-selling Diet for a Small Planet (1971). Her writings have appeared in publications as diverse as Harper's, The New York Times, and Reader's Digest. She is cofounder of the Institute for Food and Development Policy and lectures frequently on issues of democracy in action, food and hunger, and other important issues. PAUL MARTIN DU BOIS has authored two textbooks and over twenty articles, and has served on the faculty and as vice president of two colleges. Lappe and Du Bois are codirectors of the Center for Living Democracy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1555426050
• ISBN 13: 9781555426057
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368