Getting a grip
Subtitle: clarity, creativity, and courage in a world gone mad
By: Frances Moore Lappé.
Publisher: Small Planet Media
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780979414244
Subjects: Social action; Political participation; Democracy; Sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Clarity; title: 1: The straightjacket; title: Peeling away the layers; title: Elections plus a market....that's democracy?; title: Lizzie's lessons; title: Thin democracy's pitfalls; title: Deeper dangers; title: Humility and hope; title: 2: New eyes; title: Goodness of or in human nature?; title: An ecology of democracy: five qualities; title: A premise of plenty, a spiral of hope; title: 3: What democracy feels like; title: Nine dimensions: some glimpses; title: Why now? four revolutions; title: Creativity; title: 4: Power invisible; title: One choice we don't have; title: Mirrors in our brains; title: Power isn't a four-letter word; title: Relational power's under-appreciated sources; title: Drops count; title: 5: The art of power; title: Democracy's arts; title: The power of simply listening; title: Conflict as creative; title: Kids learn conflict is okay; title: 6: Talking democracy; title: Globalization or global corporate power?; title: Free market-free trade or fair market-fair trade?; title: Regulations or standards?; title: Consumers or buyers?; title: Courage; title: 7: Seize the moment; title: A downward spin; title: A rude shock; title: 8: When fear means go; title: Fear as pure energy; title: Fear and conflict; title: As it is; title: Old thoughts, new thoughts; title: Inner applause; title: 9: Sanity in motion; title: Claiming our sanity; title: Protection; title: A cautionary tale, the danger of good intentions; title: On issues versus entry points; title: An internal checklist; title: Bold humility; title: Knowing.