{"product_id":"making-space-for-justice-9780231201377","title":"Making Space for Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichele Moody-Adams explores what social movements have shown about the nature of justice and what it takes to create space for justice in the world. She argues that these insights are critical to bridging the gap between discerning theory and effective practice—and should be transformative for political thought as well as for political activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Space for Justice\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely work given our current political dangers, in which partisans lack a shared reality and cynics promote a nihilistic politics of despair that threatens democracy. This work manifests on every page the virtues and normative orientations for which Moody-Adams is arguing—hope, civic grace, an inclusive imagination, compassionate concern, and respect for all, including even those who are, out of despair and resentment, currently endangering democracy. It is a powerful contribution to the pragmatist tradition in philosophy. -- Elizabeth Anderson, author of \u003ci\u003ePrivate Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe face systems of egregious injustice. Prevailing theories, which focus on abstract principles, provide little guidance for addressing injustice. \u003ci\u003eMaking Space for Justice\u003c\/i\u003e finds practical and theoretical insight in progressive social movements. This groundbreaking book shows that they apply constructive imagination with 'humane regard,' joining 'compassionate concern' with 'robust respect.' -- David Lyons, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Color Line: A Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Space for Justice\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkably illuminating work on the indispensability of social movement activity for understanding and achieving justice. With deep historical knowledge, careful argument, and real-world examples, Moody-Adams makes a compelling case for why political philosophers must go beyond defending abstract principles to learning from the 'engaged moral inquiry' of progressive social movements. This is a truly exceptional book from a leading thinker on the meaning of moral progress. -- Tommie Shelby, author of \u003ci\u003eDark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributes superbly to philosophical discussions about the ethics and politics of social movements. * Radical Philosophy Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe depth and breadth of Moody-Adams' work makes this a worthy volume to return to. * Technical Communication *\u003cbr\u003eMoody-Adams clears the weeds for moral and political philosophy to take seriously the ethical insights of social movements. * Ethics and International Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Understanding Social Movements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. What is A Social Movement?\u003cbr\u003e2. Social Movements and the Task of Democracy\u003cbr\u003e3. Social Movements and the Moral Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Social Movements and The Power of Collective Imagination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Taking Imagination Seriously\u003cbr\u003e5. Language Matters\u003cbr\u003e6. Justice and the Narrative Imagination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Social Movements and Political Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. The Empire of Affect and The Challenge of Collective Hope\u003cbr\u003e8. Hope and History\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864262324567,"sku":"9780231201377","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231201377.jpg?v=1722271128","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-space-for-justice-9780231201377","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}