The Search for Political Community
Author | : Paul Lichterman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1996-09-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521482860 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521482868 |
Rating | : 4/5 (868 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Search for Political Community written by Paul Lichterman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-09-19 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, community, and individualism in a post-traditional world.