The Search for Political Community: American Activists Reinventing Commitment

(Part of the Cambridge Cultural Social Studies Series)

by Paul Lichterman

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This book challenges the myth that individualism necessarily weakens commitments to the common good. It examines environmental and other activist groups in which individualism sometimes enhances political commitment. Rather than criticize individualism and favor a return to traditional values, Paul Lichterman examines the untraditional, personalized politics of many recent social movements and invites us to rethink common understandings of commitment,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521483433

ISBN13:9780521483438

Release Date:October 1996

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:292 Pages

Weight:0.98 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 8.8"

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Civil Rights & Liberties Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Topics

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