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| Author/Contributor(s): |
Kim, Ann S.; Holbrook, Kate; Palmer, Brian
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| Publisher: |
Beacon Press
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| Date: |
02/01/2006
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| Binding: |
Paperback
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| Condition: |
NEW
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Global Values 101 grew out of one of the most popular courses ever offered at Harvard University, in which some of the most original thinkers of our day sat down with students and explored how ideas have made them-and can make us-more engaged, involved, and compassionate citizens. In these engrossing, essay-length interviews, which address the topics of war, religion, the global economy, and social change, Amy Goodman, host of the popular radio program
Democracy Now, speaks about the role of the independent media as gatekeeper and witness; Lani Guinier, author of
Tyranny of the Majority, reveals that students' SAT scores more accurately describe the kind of car their parents drive than the grades they will earn in college and shows the way to a more equitable college admissions system; Howard Zinn, author of
A People's History of the United States, explores the American Dream and exposes the myth of the "good war"; economist Juliet Schor, author of
Born to Buy and
The Overspent American, explains why Americans are willing to sacrifice quality of life to attain financial success; former "mall rat" Naomi Klein, author of
No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, urges readers to go global while fighting global conglomerates; and Katha Pollitt, author of
Reasonable Creatures: Essays on Women and Feminism, employs her incisive wit to explore what it really means to be a feminist in the Twenty First century.
For anyone who has been moved by idealism and longed to become a more proactive citizen, this collection offers a range of stories on how progressive ethics can inform, inspire, and ultimately transform lives.
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