The Resource The search for political community : American activists reinventing commitment, Paul Lichterman, (electronic resource)
The search for political community : American activists reinventing commitment, Paul Lichterman, (electronic resource)
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The item The search for political community : American activists reinventing commitment, Paul Lichterman, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute.
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- Summary
- 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.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 279 pages)
- Contents
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- 1. Personalism and political commitment
- 2. Personalized politics: the case of the US Greens
- 3. Speaking out in suburbia
- 4. Imagining community, organizing community
- 5. Culture, class, and life-ways of activism
- 6. Personalized politics and cultural radicalism since the 1960s
- 7. The search for political community
- App. I. Choosing and studying the organizations
- App. II. Why participant-observation was necessary
- Isbn
- 9780521483438
- Label
- The search for political community : American activists reinventing commitment
- Title
- The search for political community
- Title remainder
- American activists reinventing commitment
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul Lichterman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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.--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- UkCbUP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lichterman, Paul
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
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- Cambridge cultural social studies
- Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Political participation
- Political activists
- Individualism
- Communities
- Social contract
- Commitment (Psychology)
- Label
- The search for political community : American activists reinventing commitment, Paul Lichterman, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Personalism and political commitment -- 2. Personalized politics: the case of the US Greens -- 3. Speaking out in suburbia -- 4. Imagining community, organizing community -- 5. Culture, class, and life-ways of activism -- 6. Personalized politics and cultural radicalism since the 1960s -- 7. The search for political community -- App. I. Choosing and studying the organizations -- App. II. Why participant-observation was necessary
- Control code
- CR9780511628146
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 279 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780521483438
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)708564167
- Label
- The search for political community : American activists reinventing commitment, Paul Lichterman, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Personalism and political commitment -- 2. Personalized politics: the case of the US Greens -- 3. Speaking out in suburbia -- 4. Imagining community, organizing community -- 5. Culture, class, and life-ways of activism -- 6. Personalized politics and cultural radicalism since the 1960s -- 7. The search for political community -- App. I. Choosing and studying the organizations -- App. II. Why participant-observation was necessary
- Control code
- CR9780511628146
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 279 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780521483438
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)708564167
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