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Civil Society in West Maui (Paperback)
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Civil Society in West Maui (Paperback)
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In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Civil Society in West
Maui pieces together key political controversies that have animated
the social and political life of West Maui. The book is a
recounting of struggles. Working within the long shadow cast by the
plantation system, and against those who now dominate life in West
Maui, the book is concerned with acts of resistance, recovery, and
inspiration. There have been amazing people and social movements
whose stories must be told. Diverted streams have been restored.
Attempts to destroy the landscape have been stopped. Sometimes the
successes are grand, while sometimes they are on a smaller scale
but have had a lasting impact on our society. Sometimes the
struggles fail in the face of overwhelming political and economic
power. The playing field is not level and the less powerful, often
local, people are at a disadvantage. But the struggles continue,
and West Maui is better for it. Taken together, the collection of
essays offers a mosaic of perspectives on civil society in West
Maui. Civil society is complicated and fragmented. There are
tactics and resources that can be shared between people and groups:
a social value can support several movements; a legal precedent can
be used by others who are threatened; a technical
access-to-information rule can improve how much people understand
what is happening in their community. Sometimes social movements
succeed; sometimes they do not. The editor and writers hope the
contribution of Civil Society in West Maui encourages people to
recognize that such political activities have taken place-and that
the struggles for a just society continue.
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