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The Search for Political Community - American Activists Reinventing Commitment (Hardcover, New)
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The Search for Political Community - American Activists Reinventing Commitment (Hardcover, New)
Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
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This book challenges the myth that Americans' emphasis on personal
fulfilment necessarily weakens commitment to the common good.
Drawing on extensive participant-observation with a variety of
environmentalist groups, Paul Lichterman argues that individualism
sometimes enhances public, political commitment and that a shared
respect for individual inspiration enables activists with diverse
political backgrounds to work together. This personalised culture
of commitment has sustained activists working long-term for social
change. The book contrasts 'personalised politics' in mainly white
environmental groups with a more traditional, community-centred
culture of commitment in an African-American group. The
untraditional, personalised politics of many recent social
movements invites us to rethink common understandings of
commitment, community, and individualism in a post-traditional
world.
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