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Author Crimmins, James C.

Title The American promise : adventures in grass-roots democracy / James C. Crimmins ; edited by Carol and Thomas Christensen ; introduction by Studs Terkel ; afterword by Maxine Hong Kingston.

Imprint San Francisco : KQED Books ; [Emeryville, CA] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c1995.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Rosen  323.042 C868a 1995    ---  Lib Use Only
Description xxv, 197 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
Note "Companion to the major PBS series."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 195).
Contents Of the people: the groundwork of democracy. Who says I can't? -- It's up to us -- It takes all of us -- By the people: making democracy work. Who said it would be easy? -- What's going on? -- Is there another way? -- For the people: democracy's work is never done. I can do it -- How can we make a difference? -- We're all in this together.
Subject Local government -- United States.
Political participation -- United States.
Added Title American promise (Television program)
ISBN 0912333715 (pbk.)
9780912333717 (pbk.)
0912333723 (hardcover)
9780912333724 (hardcover)

 
    
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