Global values 101 : a short course / edited by Kate Holbrook ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holbrook, Kate.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social values.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Other Title:

Global values one hundred and one

Global values one hundred one

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1. History and investigations: asking the questions

Historian / Howard Zinn

Literary scholar / Elaine Scarry

Linguist / Noam Chomsky

2. Labor and economy: working it out

Political scholar / Robert Reich

Economist / Juliet Schor

Corporate leader / Aaron Feuerstein

Journalist / Naomi Klein

3. Diversity and equality: balancing the scales

Legal scholar / Lani Guinier

Writer / Katha Pollitt

4. Brutality, bloodshed, and resolution: a violent inheritance

Legal scholar / Martha Minow

Diplomat / Swanee Hunt

Physician / Jennifer Leaning

5. Religion and ethics: in search of global values

Theologian / Harvey Cox

Ethicist / Peter Singer

6. Distance and proximity: closing the gap

Physician / Paul Farmer

Journalist / Amy Goodman.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-264) and index.

ISBN:

0-8070-0306-9

OCLC:

922967924