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Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy: On Being an American Citizen
What does is it mean to be a citizen of the United States? Susan Griffin’s provocative investigation of that question takes us from the Declaration of Independence to the Iraq War, with many stops in between. Her conclusion: democracy is nothing less than a revolution of consciousness, and the revolution has just begun.
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
November 10th 2009
by Trumpeter
(first published 2005)
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i have just started this and am so excited. it looks challenging and her writing unfolds more like poetry/prose than narrative.
i was correct. it was challenging. and her prose is beautiful.
the pace unfolded slowly. i came to it (as i do with all good and wonderful books that i really want to read) at different times in a day, early, late, after reading other books, before reading other things. it made no difference. i simply was not taken it.
i returned it to t...more
i was correct. it was challenging. and her prose is beautiful.
the pace unfolded slowly. i came to it (as i do with all good and wonderful books that i really want to read) at different times in a day, early, late, after reading other books, before reading other things. it made no difference. i simply was not taken it.
i returned it to t...more
Probably closer to 2.5 stars. First chapter/section was very hard to get through. But overall the book was worth the effort. Good historical perspective from a different generation, knowledge that otherwise was oblivious to. As the book picked up steam--possibly due to adjusting to the change of time setting between early 'american' history, author's personal history, and present day--the flow worked better and was more interesting. Definitely a liberal perspective (which I personally enjoy...more
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Fascinating study of democracy and the individual, brilliantly written from both the public and private perspective, from history of Founding Fathers to the way a democratic citizen develops.
Maryjoamani
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I plan on reading everything by her--A Chorus of Stones was so beautifully written, thought-provoking, and relevant...
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Susan Griffin is an award winning poet, writer, essayist and playwright who has written nineteen books, including A Chorus of Stones, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Named by Utne reader as one of the top hundred visionaries of the new millenium, she is the recipient of an Emmy for her play Voices, an NEA grant and a MacArthur Grant for Peace and Inter...more
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