Big citizenship
Subtitle: how pragmatic idealism can bring out the best in America
By: Alan Khazei
Edition: 1st PublicAffairs ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781586487867
Subjects: National service; American Idealism; Citizenship; Voluntarism
Description: A social entrepreneur explains how an act of shared national service would greatly benefit the United States, sharing his own experience building national service organizations and offering advice on organizing people and resources for a purpose.
Notes: Includes biographical references (p. 271-276) and index.
Table of contents: title: The highest office : citizen; title: Starting close to home; title: Be prepared to give up your shirt; title: Boots on the ground; title: An "action tank"; title: Social entrepreneurs around the world; title: Saving AmeriCorps; title: Service nation; title: A short, spirited special education; title: The long campaign for big citizenship and common purpose.