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The Politics of Gratitude. Scale, Place & Community in a Global Age.
Mark T. Mitchell
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Description for The Politics of Gratitude. Scale, Place & Community in a Global Age.
In this post partisan call to action, Mitchell develops the concept of the "politics of gratitude," which is centred around four ideas: creatureliness, gratitude, human scale, and place, culminating in a distinctive, fruitful view of human nature and community at odds with the prevailing norms of individualism (and, not so paradoxically, .. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Many Americans are longing for an alternative politics that is rooted in strong communities, a recognition of limits, and respect for the natural world. These issues are not the possession of one political party. Rather, they refer to ideas rooted deeply in the best aspects of our common tradition, and they represent yearnings that many, regardless of political affiliation, share. This book articulates a cultural and political vision that leads off the couch and into the garden, out of the shopping mall and into the farmer’s market, away from Washington and in the direction of home.
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Many Americans are longing for an alternative politics that is rooted in strong communities, a recognition of limits, and respect for the natural world. These issues are not the possession of one political party. Rather, they refer to ideas rooted deeply in the best aspects of our common tradition, and they represent yearnings that many, regardless of political affiliation, share. This book articulates a cultural and political vision that leads off the couch and into the garden, out of the shopping mall and into the farmer’s market, away from Washington and in the direction of home.
In this postpartisan ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597976633
SKU
V9781597976633
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About Mark T. Mitchell
Mark T. Mitchell teaches political theory at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia. In March 2009, with Chelsea Green author Bill Kauffman and a handful of other men and women, he cofounded the online blog/zine Front Porch Republic. Mitchell is the author of the intellectual biography Michael Polanyi: The Art of Knowing and coeditor of The Humane Vision of Wendell ... Read more
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