For Common Things: Irony, Trust and Commitment in America Today
Purdy, Jedediah
ISBN 10: 0375706917 ISBN 13: 9780375706912
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000
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Jedediah Purdy calls For Common Things his "letter of love for the world's possibilities." Indeed, these pages--which garnered a flurry of attention among readers and in the media--constitute a passionate and persuasive testament to the value of political, social, and community reengagement. Drawing on a wide range of literary and cultural influences--from the writings of Montaigne and Thoreau to the recent popularity of empty entertainment and breathless chroniclers of the technological age--Purdy raises potent questions about our stewardship of civic values.
Most important, Purdy offers us an engaging, honest, and bracing reminder of what is crucial to the healing and betterment of society, and impels us to consider all that we hold in common.About the Author: A Harvard graduate who was home schooled in rural West Virginia until he was fourteen, Jedediah Purdy is the author of four other books, Being America, The Meaning of Property, and A Tolerable Anarchy, After Nature. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School and is currently the Robinson O. Everett Professor of Law at Duke University.
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Title: For Common Things: Irony, Trust and ...
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good