Elaine Scarry

Thinking in an Emergency (Amnesty International Global Ethics Series)

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ISBN 13:: 9780393340587
author:: Elaine Scarry
format:: Paperback
publisher:: W. W. Norton & Company
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2012
Pages:: 176
Dimensions:: 13.7 x 1.1 x 20.8 cm
Genre:: History, Political History, Politicians,
Condition:: New
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Thinking in an Emergency by Elaine Scarry provides a vital new assessment of leadership during crisis. In this book, Scarry examines how regular citizens can reclaim the power to protect one another and democratic principles. Scarry argues that clear thinking and rapid action are not mutually exclusive, but rather complementary forms of "thinking" at its most rigorous and remarkable. She draws on diverse examples from regions such as Japan, Switzerland, Ethiopia, and Canada to illustrate effective emergency assistance. By exploring these examples, Scarry reminds us of our ability to assist one another, whether individually, in a neighborhood, or as citizens of a country.

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