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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1416590560
ISBN-13
9781416590569
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65647197

Product Key Features

Book Title
Give Me Liberty : a Handbook for American Revolutionaries
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
American Government / General, Civics & Citizenship, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science
Author
Naomi Wolf
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-024264
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A passionate, practical guidebook to reclaiming and reinvigorating participatory democracy." -- Dennis J. Seese, Library Journal, "Give Me Libertyis a splendid introduction to the historical meaning of American citizenship -- and the challenge of sustaining its promise in a new century." -- Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University, "A passionate, practical guidebook to reclaiming and reinvigorating participatory democracy." -- Dennis J. Seese,Library Journal, " Give Me Liberty is a splendid introduction to the historical meaning of American citizenship -- and the challenge of sustaining its promise in a new century." -- Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University
Dewey Decimal
323.60973
Table Of Content
ContentsPART I:What is "America" ? Not a Country, a State of MindIntroduction 3Freedom Is Intended as a Challenge 13Fake Patriotism 23Fake Democracy 33PART II :Core ValuesPrinciple One: We Are Required to Speak Freely 91Principle Two: We Have a Duty to Rebel Continually Against Injustice and Oppression 105Principle Three: Ordinary People Are Supposed to Run Things 125Principle Four: Americans Cherish the Rule of Law 141Principle Five: America Establishes No God 157Principle Six: Americans Deliberate with Their Neighbors; We Disagree Without Violence 173Principle Seven: Liberty is Universal: America Cannot Maintain an Oppressive Empire 189A New American Revolution 209PART III :America: The User's GuideI. Driving Change215"Democracy Commandos" [Curtis Ellis] 215Additional Resources 218II. Speech219How to Petition 219Additional Resources 220How to Play Hardball Once You Have Petitioned 220Become the Media Yourself 221How to Write a Press Release [Lisa Witter] 222Create the Debate Yourself 226Help Frame the News Coverage 228How to Leak to an Investigative Reporter 229How to Pitch a Feature Piece 231Radio 232TV 233Additional Resources 235Produce New Media 235How to Create a Blog [Elizabeth Curtis] 236Additional Resources 240How to Create a Web Video [Will Coghlan] 241Additional Resources 243III. Protest245How to Drive a Boycott 245Additional Resources 246How to Take to the Streets [Marjorie Cohn] 247Staging a Protest 251Additional Resources 252How to be Safe as You Protest 252Arrest 253The Permit System [Heidi Boghosian] 256How to Speak in Any Public Context 260IV. Deliberate, Community-Build,and Organize265How to Start a Political Movement 265Direct-Action Activism [Trevor "Oyate"] 265Starting Your Own Political Movement [Raymond D. Powell] 267Organize a Town Hall Meeting 271How to Run a Meeting [Wende Jager-Hyman] 273Deliberate with Your Neighbors [Mary Jacksteit] 277Additional Resources 281Become the Leaders of America 283How to Start a Nonprofit Organization 283Additional Resources 285How to Fund-raise [Stephanie Berger] 286Additional Resources 291V. Rule of Law: Create or Change Laws Yourself293Initiatives and Referenda 293Additional Resources 295Make Every Vote Count [Mark Crispin Miller] 296Additional Resources 299Organize a National Hearing [Annette Warren Dickerson] 300Expose Government Secrecy: A Guide to Getting Government Files [Lauren Melodia] 303Additional Resources 312VI . Dismantle an Oppressive Empire: Remake U.S. Foreign Policy 313How to Promote Democracy Overseas through Investment [Diane Keefe] 313Additional Resources 315VI . Understand How Your System Works317Overview [Curtis Ellis] 317What is the Electoral College? [Wende Jager-Hyman] 321User's Guide to the Constitution and Bill of Rights[Steven C. Bennett] 326Additional Resources 343VI . Wish List for the Fu ture344Direct Democracy 344Voting [Curtis Ellis] 344A Twelve-Step Program to Save U.S. Democracy [Mark Crispin Miller] 345Additional Wish List Items 347Notes 351Bibliography 371Acknowledgments 375About the Author 377
Synopsis
As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. Many have a general sense that the "system" is in disorder -- if not on the road to functional collapse. But though it is easy to identify our political problems, the solutions are not always as clear. In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries , bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation., In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries , bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation. As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. Many have a general sense that the "system" is in disorder--if not on the road to functional collapse. But though it is easy to identify our political problems, the solutions are not always as clear. In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries , bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation.
LC Classification Number
JC599.U5W63 2008