For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375706912ISBN-10:375706917UPC:9780375706912Book Category:Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Civics & Citizenship, Sociology, Political IdeologiesSize:8.07 x 5.26 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.46Product ID:SCKXQ4F5WJ
Jedediah Purdy calls For Common Things his "letter of love for the world's possibilities." Indeed, these pages--which garnered a flurry of attention among readers and in the media--constitute a passionate and persuasive testament to the value of political, social, and community reengagement. Drawing on a wide range of literary and cultural influences--from the writings of Montaigne and Thoreau to the recent popularity of empty entertainment and breathless chroniclers of the technological age--Purdy raises potent questions about our stewardship of civic values. Most important, Purdy offers us an engaging, honest, and bracing reminder of what is crucial to the healing and betterment of society, and impels us to consider all that we hold in common.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375706912ISBN-10:375706917UPC:9780375706912Book Category:Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Civics & Citizenship, Sociology, Political IdeologiesSize:8.07 x 5.26 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.46Product ID:SCKXQ4F5WJ
A Harvard graduate who was home schooled in rural West Virginia until he was fourteen, Jedediah Purdy is the author of four other books, Being America, The Meaning of Property, and A Tolerable Anarchy, After Nature. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School and is currently the Robinson O. Everett Professor of Law at Duke University.
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