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ISBN-101541773667

ISBN-139781541773660

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Book TitleYou're more Powerful than You Think : a Citizen's Guide to Making Change Happen

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPolitical Process / General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, American Government / General, Civics & Citizenship, Sociology / Social Theory

Publication Year2018

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science

AuthorEric Liu

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.3 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.6 in

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Reviews"Eric Liu has written a primer on power that is a call to active citizenship. His energy and optimism are infectious, just as his vision of power is contagious. Anyone who wants to make change, large or small, should absorb the message and master the strategies in these pages."-- Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New America

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal322.40973

SynopsisA handbook for how political power really works, what it takes to make change happen "[This book] addresses a central question of this age: what, exactly, citizens who are unhappy with national politics can do, other than write a check or await the next chance to vote ." -- The Atlantic In this age of epic political turbulence, citizens everywhere are organizing to claim their power. Do you understand what power truly is, how it flows, who has it, and how you can exercise it? This incisive, inspiring, and provocative book from Citizen University founder Eric Liu offers the answers. Using examples from the left and right, past and present, he reveals the core laws of civic power. He shows that all of us can generate power--and then, step by step, he shows us how. The strategies of reform and revolution Liu lays out will help every reader make sense of our world today. If you want to be more than a spectator in this new era, you need to read this book., Is this the America you want? If not, here's how to claim the power to change your country. We are in an age of epic political turbulence in America. Old hierarchies and institutions are collapsing. From the election of Donald Trump to the upending of the major political parties to the spread of grassroots movements like Black Lives Matter and $15 Now, people across the country and across the political spectrum are reclaiming power.Are you ready for this age of bottom-up citizen power? Do you understand what power truly is, how it flows, who has it, and how you can claim and exercise it?Eric Liu, who has spent a career practicing and teaching civic power, lays out the answers in this incisive, inspiring, and provocative book. Using examples from the left and the right, past and present, he reveals the core laws of power. He shows that all of us can generate power-and then, step by step, he shows us how. The strategies of reform and revolution he lays out will help every reader make sense of our world today. If you want to be more than a spectator in this new era, you need to read this book., Is this the America you want? If not, here's how to claim the power to change your country. We are in an age of epic political turbulence in America. Old hierarchies and institutions are collapsing. From the election of Donald Trump to the upending of the major political parties to the spread of grassroots movements like Black Lives Matter and $15 Now, people across the country and across the political spectrum are reclaiming power. Are you ready for this age of bottom-up citizen power? Do you understand what power truly is, how it flows, who has it, and how you can claim and exercise it? Eric Liu, who has spent a career practicing and teaching civic power, lays out the answers in this incisive, inspiring, and provocative book. Using examples from the left and the right, past and present, he reveals the core laws of power. He shows that all of us can generate power-and then, step by step, he shows us how. The strategies of reform and revolution he lays out will help every reader make sense of our world today. If you want to be more than a spectator in this new era, you need to read this book.

LC Classification NumberJF799.L58 2018