{"product_id":"9781935514572","title":"Selfhood and U.S. Democracy","description":"Democracy depends on an informed and mature population and will not survive in a society that doesn't understand itself in the context of the modern world. It is precisely this lack of self knowing that creates a culture easily manipulated by fear, lies and mass marketing. Muesing-Ellwood suggests we grow up, shift our life focus from \"having\" to \"being,\" heal ourselves and in so doing nurture the democratic essence of the body politic. \u003cp\u003eSusan Bright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet, author of The Layers Of Our Seeing, Breathing\u003cbr\u003e Under Water, Next To the Last Word, House Of the Mother, \u003cbr\u003e and Tirades And Evidence Of Grace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelfhood and U.S. Democracy is an outstanding accomplishment that finds freedom and liberty grounded in our own selves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret A. Buser\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of A Trip Back to the Great Depression \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these economic times where everything is unsure: personal, professional, even our basic belief systems are being questioned and tested, Selfhood and U.S. Democracy presents a process by which we can begin to trust ourselves against a solid foundation of selfhood.\u003cbr\u003e Helen Vitoria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of Corn Exchange [forth coming] and facilitator of the Poetry Workshop of Pocono Writers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plain View Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044132536560,"sku":"9781935514572","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935514572_p0.jpg?v=1763656382","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935514572","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}