The Search for Political Community American Activists Reinventing Commitment |
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| Author:
| Lichterman, Paul |
| Contribution by:
| Alexander, Jeffrey C.
Seidman, Steven |
| Series title: | Cambridge Cultural Social Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-48286-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $104.00 |
Book Description:
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This book challenges the myth that individualism necessarily weakens commitments to the common good. Examining environmental and other activist groups in which individualism enhances political commitment, it invites us to rethink understandings of commitment, community, and individualism in a post-traditional world.
This book challenges the myth that individualism necessarily weakens commitments to the common good. Examining environmental and other activist groups in which individualism enhances political commitment, it invites us to rethink understandings of commitment, community, and individualism in a post-traditional world.