Remaking America : how the benevolent traditions of many cultures are transforming our national life / James A. Joseph.

Joseph, James A. (James Alfred), 1935- (Author).

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ISBN: 0787900958 (acid-free paper)
Physical Description: xx, 256 p. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1995.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-249) and index.

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The primacy of family and church -- Patrick Flores: the Mariachi Bishop -- Sister Isolina: the Mother Teresa of Puerto Rico -- Cesar Chavez: apostle of nonviolence.
The tribe as benevolent community -- Chief Seattle: every part of the earth is sacred -- Reuben Snake: walking on the prayers of our grandmothers -- Zikala-Sa: on the Razor's edge between tradition and change -- The cosmology of connectedness -- Thomy Lafon: Black aristocracy and benevolent wealth -- Maggie Walker: self-help and social reform -- Madame C.J. Walker: entrepreneurial philanthropy -- The bridging of cultures -- Le Ly Hayslip: when heaven and earth changed places -- Patrick Okura: in quest of justice -- An Wang: humanity without benevolence invites destruction --

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