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Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change

Adam Kahane

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Balancing power with love for effective social change.

If you're looking to navigate the often choppy waters of social change without getting lost in aggression or ineffectual idealism, Adam Kahane's "Power and Love" could be your compass. Kahane's first-hand experiences bring a grounded perspective to combining strength with empathy to not just dream about change, but to make it happen. It's a read that resonates with the practical idealist in all of us who believe in meaningful progress.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of Social Change

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Condition guide
ISBN: 9781605093048
Author: Adam Kahane
Date of Publication: 2009-12-26
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Sociology, Politics
Related Topics: Social Justice, Politics, Sociology
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 292 readers)

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War is no way to resolve our most problematic group, community, and societal issues, but neither is a peace that simply sweeps our problems under the rug. To create lasting change we have to learn to work fluidly with two distinct, fundamental drives that are in power—the single-minded desire to achieve one’s solitary purpose; and love—the drive towards unity. They are seemingly contradictory but in fact complimentary. As Martin Luther King put it, “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.” Using revealing stories from complex situations he has been involved in all over the world—the Middle East, South Africa, Europe, India, Guatemala, the Philippines, Australia, Canada and the United States—Kahane reveals how to dynamically balance these two forces. Just as when we are toddlers we learn to shift from one foot to the other to move ourselves forward, so we can learn to shift back and forth between power and love in order to move society forward.
 

Balancing power with love for effective social change.

If you're looking to navigate the often choppy waters of social change without getting lost in aggression or ineffectual idealism, Adam Kahane's "Power and Love" could be your compass. Kahane's first-hand experiences bring a grounded perspective to combining strength with empathy to not just dream about change, but to make it happen. It's a read that resonates with the practical idealist in all of us who believe in meaningful progress.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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