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

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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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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-249) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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 --
Subject: Benevolence > Social aspects > United States.
Minorities > United States.
Pluralism (Social sciences) > United States.
United States > Civilization > 1970-
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