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Truths Among Us : Conversations on Building a New Culture
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jensen, Derrick, 1960-
- Series:
- Flashpoint Press
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture.
- Intellectual life.
- Public welfare.
- Social change.
- Social problems.
- Local Subjects:
- Culture.
- Intellectual life.
- Public welfare.
- Social change.
- Social problems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Truths Among Us
- Place of Publication:
- : PM Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From acclaimed author Derrick Jensen comes a prescient, thought-provoking collection of interviews with 10 leading writers, philosophers, teachers, and activists who argue against society's belief that corporations and governments know what is best for the future, instead choosing to help acknowledge the values we know in our hearts are rightand inspire within us the courage to act on them. Among those who share their wisdom here are acclaimed sociologist Stanley Aronowitz, who shows that science is but one lens for discovering knowledge; Luis Rodriguez, poet and peacemaker, who suggests embracing gang members as people instead of stereotypes; Judith Herman, who offers a deeper understanding of the psychology of abusers; Paul Stamets, who reveals the power of fungi that is often ignored; and writer Richard Drinnon, who reminds us that our spiritual paths need not be narrowed by the limiting mythologies of Western civilization. Reaching toward a common goal of harmony with the world surrounding us all, these diverse voices articulate different yet shared visions of activism..
- Contents:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- George Gerbner
- Stanley Aronowitz
- John Keeble
- Luis Rodriguez
- Richard Drinnon
- Judith Herman
- Marc Ian Barasch
- Jane Caputi
- Paul Stamets
- Martín Prechtel
- About Flashpoint Press
- About Derrick Jensen.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781604866209
- 1604866209
- 9781604866216
- 1604866217
- OCLC:
- 747410852
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