You're More Powerful Than You Think
A Citizen's Guide to Making Change Happen
PublicAffairs · Print & ebook · March 13, 2018
A handbook for how political power really works, and what it takes to make change happen “[Liu] addresses a central question of this age: what, exactly, citizens who are unhappy with national politics can do, other than write a check or await the next chance to vote.” —The Atlantic In this age of epic political turbulence, citizens everywhere are organizing to claim their power.
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- Who it’s for
- A compact civic-playbook feel: direct, practical, and suited to serious classroom or self-study use.
- Genres
- Civics, Political Activism, Activism & Social Justice
- Published
- PublicAffairs, March 13, 2018
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A handbook for how political power really works, and what it takes to make change happen “[Liu] addresses a central question of this age: what, exactly, citizens who are unhappy with national politics can do, other than write a check or await the next chance to vote.” —The Atlantic In this age of epic political turbulence, citizens everywhere are organizing to claim their power. Do you understand what power truly is, how it flows, who has it, and how you can exercise it?
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This incisive, inspiring, and provocative book from Citizen University founder Eric Liu offers the answers. Using examples from the left and right, past and present, he reveals the core laws of civic power. He shows that all of us can generate power—and then, step by step, he shows us how. The strategies of reform and revolution Liu lays out will help every reader make sense of our world today. If you want to be more than a spectator in this new era, you need to read this book.
Civic Power
A compact civic-playbook feel: direct, practical, and suited to serious classroom or self-study use.
Come here for
- civic power, plainly argued
- usable guidance for making change
Expect
- clear guidance over theory
- easy dip-in reference tone
Where it sits
| Activism & Social Justice | 71% |
|---|---|
| Civics | 58% |
| Political Activism | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Civics
- American Government
- Political Activism
- Authors
- Eric Liu
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Published
- March 13, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Civics