Blessed Are the Organized Grassroots Democracy in America

Name: Blessed Are the Organized Grassroots Democracy in America
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ISBN: 9780691156651

ISBN-10: 0691156654

ISBN-13: 9780691156651

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jeffrey Stout

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In an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an empty slogan? Many Americans are doubtful, and have withdrawn into apathy and cynicism. But thousands of others are not ready to give up on democracy just yet. Working outside the notice of the national media, ordinary citizens across the nation are meeting in living rooms, church basements, synagogues, and schools to identify shared concerns, select and cultivate leaders, and take action. Their goal is to hold big government and big business accountable. In this important new book, Jeffrey Stout bears witness to the successes and failures of…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 12/9/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.13" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



List of Maps


Preface



The Responsibilities of a Citizen



A Power Analysis



Organizing for the Common Good



Rites of Solidarity, Commitment, and Mourning



Domination, Anger, and Grief



Public Address



Ain't It Awful?



The Authority to Lead



On the Treatment of Opponents



Organize, Reflect, and Reorganize



The Compelling Force of the Ideal



Face-to-Face Meetings



The Passion of St. Rose



Blood and Harmony



Fathers and Sisters for Life



Pastors and Flocks



The Contested Sacred



Across Great Scars of Wrong



The Organizer President



Walking in Our Sleep


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index