Like all revolutionary premises, Bosserman and Parker's ideas may initially shake the reader out of a certain comfort zone. Upon reflection, however, their ideas make more and more sense as they dare the reader to escape a world of anomie. Bosserman and Parker expose the different "iron cages" in which we live, and yet, instead of concluding with despair, they offer an infectious hope that it is indeed within our power to create a more humanistic society.
Mitch Rosenwald, Social Work Doctoral Student, University of Maryland, Baltimore, licensed social worker, and conflict resolution educator and activist
More of Us Than You Think is a must read. It speaks the truth that we are the new majority.
Michael Moore, author of Stupid White Men and Other Sons Excuses for the State of the Nation; Downsize This and documentary filmmaker of award winning Roger and Me
More of Us Than You Think goes beyond our immediate fears of terrorism and war, and provokes us to to think of how a new world may he possible. That is an important contribution and encourages us to take part in a growing movement for peace and justice.
Howard Zinn, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Boston University. Author of A Peoples History of the United States 1492-Present; and You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train.
American-dominated global capitalism has evoked extensive reaction, both constructive and destructive. Bosserman and Parker are firmly in the constructive camp. They seek to understand why a world of such potential abundance for all has become so fractured and divisive. Their proposals won't go down well with exclusive power and privilege holders, but will as the book's title implies there are many of its who are ready for them.
Elise Boulding, author of Cultures of Peace: The Hidden Side of History; Professor Emerita of Sociology, Dartmouth College; peace studies pioneer, activist for peace and justice.
Bosserman and Parker have 'discovered' a category of people long neglected and ignored by the mainstream media and social scientists alike: social actors affecting POSITIVE change at the social-structural, community, and individual levels. The implications are enormous, and wonderfully exciting. Bravo for them!
Todd Matthews, PhD candidate in Sociology at Mississippi State University, Starksville, MS.
I love the title! Mass media dominated by corporate-conservative agendas make it appear that people who want a fair, a balanced world are the few and the fringe. But there really are more of us than you think ...and we're deeply committed as this book reveals. You will find this book a turning point in your empowerment.
Dr. Warren Clark, pastor, First United Church (UCC) of Tampa, Florida.
Like Chomsky, Guinier, and Ehrenreich, Bosserman and Parker expose the injustice, disparity and moral bankruptcy of our global socioeconomic system. Their analysis of this man-made crisis echoes the call to choose the high ground of principled prevention. Their invaluable contribution is to identify the impassioned social forces that can lead a viable movement in the 21st century. Looking for allies? This is a good road map.
Michael McCormick, writer, teacher, practitioner of conflict resolution, and a social change activist currently lives in Connecticut.
An excellent and timely book. It should he required reading for anyone concerned about the mess our world is in, and there are a lot of us.
Dr. Melva Underbakke, Educational Consultant and Activist for Peace and Justice, Temple Terrace, Florida.
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Available in paperback, 208 pages, $24.00. ISBN 1-930149-24-7