Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America

by Jeffrey L. Stout

Book Overview

How ordinary citizens band together to bring about real change In an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an empty slogan? Many Americans are doubtful, and have withdrawn into apathy and cynicism. But thousands of others are not ready to give up on democracy just yet. Working outside the notice of the national media, ordinary citizens across the nation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069113586X
• ISBN13: 9780691135861
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"