Do unto others : extraordinary acts of ordinary people / Samuel P. Oliner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliner, Samuel P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Altruism--Case studies.

Altruism.

Caring--Case studies.

Caring.

Helping behavior--Case studies.

Helping behavior.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xv, 288 pages : portrait ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2003.

Summary:

A Holocaust survivor and sociologist sheds light on, and celebrates, the motivations behind the benevolent actions of ordinary people.

Contents:

"You must live and tell the story" : how one heroic act saved my life

"Let's roll!" : heroes of 9/11

Saving the Jewish baby : non-Jewish rescuers during Nazi-occupied Europe

"Have courage and remember" : Jewish rescuers in Nazi-occupied Europe

"Those who save one life are as if they saved the entire universe" : Andrew Carnegie's heroes

So others may live : the courage of military heroes

Visions of a more just world : the acts of moral leaders

"When I give, I give myself" : the acts of philanthropy

Finding the best in ourselves : putting the welfare of others alongside our own

Building a world of care : questions yet to be explored.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index.

ISBN:

0813339847

OCLC:

50982331