This was quite an emotional read for me, the instances of racial aggressions that were illustrated in this book being unfortunately all too familiar. The thing is, most people who commit these microaggressions don't realize they are making them yet they have an accumulated effect on the psyche. I hope this book will help people become more empathic to the plight of others. The question, "How difficult is it for one body to feel the injustice wheeled at another?" is so apt, especially for those of us living in multicultural environments. In this engaging book, Jon lays out his full vision for how this mindset shift can transform not just business, but NGOs and governments too.' The belief that every single one of us has both the potential and the desire to make the world better drives me every day, in everything I do. In Citizens, Jon shows how taking that belief as a starting point really could transform our world. This is a truly powerful book, in every sense of the word.' - Josh Babarinde, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur But however you read this book, read it. And I am sure that, if you love Coates' Between the World and Me as much as I do, you will like this book very much. Over the past decade, Jon Alexander’s consultancy, the New Citizenship Project, has helped revitalise some of Britain’s biggest organisations including the Co-op, the Guardian and the National Trust. Here, with the New York Times bestselling writer Ariane Conrad, he shows how history is about to enter age of the Citizen.

Every great transformation requires a new story. A story that reveals new possibilities and points toward an optimistic alternative to the current situation. Citizens presents just such a story.' In many history texts on the revolution, it is almost possible to forget the fundamental upheaval in values and everyday lives as lived by the “common people’, changed from “subjects” to “citizens” but not with Schama. He is as interested the majority of the populations as he is in the revolutionary leaders and royalty. “... on the 1st of May, France was still a monarchy and the first in Europe’s. On the 9th of May ... France became a Republic.” (P.253)We’ll answer as soon as we can - at busy times you might need to wait up to an hour. If the wait is long, we’ll tell you about other ways to get advice. You can also try calling again later. Citizens is a powerful and intriguing contribution to the search for a genuinely sustainable future.' O'Rourke, Kenna (2018-10-23). "On Citizen: An American Lyric, by Claudia Rankine (Reviewed by Kenna O'Rourke)". The Adroit Journal . Retrieved 2022-01-28. Nichola Raihani, Professor of Evolution and Behaviour, University College London, and author, The Social Instinct Jon is working with a set of ideas and tools that have the potential to change politics forever. In fact, they could change everything forever.'

O'Brien, Sean (2015-07-16). "Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine, book review: Grimly". The Independent . Retrieved 2022-01-28. His lively book – which has become something of an underground hit – highlights new forms of active citizenship.' His lively book – which has become something of an underground hit – highlights new forms of active citizenship.' A few things apparent are: (1) The Revolution was driven by fear and terror, and (2) humankind, or at lease French humankind, was ready and even eager to send neighbors and associates to the guillotine. Unlike other historians, Schama does not try to gloss over the brutallity, nor does he emphasize it. Schama offers possible explanations for why The Terror happened, but I think he fails. It was almost as if a collective insanity overtook the country, an insanity that craved relief from boredom by feeding on blood and fear.Citizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive – as individuals, as organisations, as nations, even as a species.

talk to us online about a debt problemusing chat - we can usually help between 9am and 8pm Monday to Friday and between 9.30am and 1pm Saturday In many ways the French Revolution and, for that matter, the monarchy of King Louis XVI, preceeded the social engineering advocated by Lenin and Marx. A social safety net, wage and price controls, and taxation of products, land and incomes, were halmarks of the Revolution. Many of these reforms were later abandoned out of necessity because they caused shortages and economic stagnation. a b c "National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for Publishing Year 2014". National Book Critics Circle. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015 . Retrieved January 29, 2015. Brown, DeNeen L. (2015-10-23). "Laila Lalami, Elizabeth Nunez, Claudia Rankine win 2015 Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2022-01-28. It is an inspiring idea... the text of this book should be taught in every civics class everywhere'.Citizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive as individuals, organisations, and nations. Every great transformation requires a new story. A story that reveals new possibilities and points toward an optimistic alternative to the current situation. Citizens presents just such a story and if we respond to its challenge we may just manage to navigate our way out of the mess we have created for ourselves.' – Tim Brown, Chair of IDEO and author of Change By Design