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The Search for Political Community
American Activists Reinventing Commitment
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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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Cambridge University Press; September 1996
291 pages; ISBN 9780511887796
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291 pages; ISBN 9780511887796
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Subject categories
- Academic > Political Science > Political institutions and public administration (United States) > Capital. Public buildings. Government property. Government purchasing > Political rights. Practical politics
- Social Science > Anthropology > Cultural
- Political Science > Civil Rights
- Social Science > Sociology
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0511887795
9780511887796
9780521482868
