Ennals From Slavery to Citizenship

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-06189-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 434 Seiten, E-Book

Citizenship is not a spectator sport; it is all about engagement.From Slavery to Citizenship is part of a bigger picture - adevelopment process which will enable us to gain more controlover our own lives and to participate in decisions about thefuture direction of society and the organisations we areinvolved in.
This book is unusual in suggesting that slavery is not a remotehistorical phenomenon, but a fundamental component of ourpresent. People have been slaves in the past and some peopleare enslaved today.
The subject of slavery is highly charged with emotion. FromSlavery to Citizenship seeks to facilitate dialogue and to bridgegaps. This is not easy as people have been speaking differentlanguages and working from diverse sets of assumptions. Afirst step is to listen and to learn from differences.
In this book, a single author's voice brings togethercontributions from major public figures and respected thinkers.Within a rich tapestry of perspectives, there is no single line ofargument, or one overall conclusion. There are contributions fromAfrica, North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe andAsia, and from discourses in work organisation, occupationalhealth, psychiatry and human rights, as well as education.
After reading the book, you are unlikely to conclude that all ofthe contributors have agreed, but you will find that they give youa starting point from which to reflect and begin discussion, aswell as the tools to engage in active citizenship.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ennals, Richard

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Ennals is Professor at Kingston Business School, London, where he leads the Centre for Working Life Research. He studied the history of slavery in the USA and at King's College Cambridge, and taught African and Modern World History in Northern Nigeria. He is Chairman of the Council for Education in World Citizenship, and works with the UK National Commission for UNESCO and the UK Work Organisation Network. He has visiting professorial posts in Norway, Sweden and Lithuania. His previous books with Wiley are Star Wars: A Question of Initiative (1986), and Dialogue, Skill and Tacit Knowledge (2006, edited with Bo Göranzon and Maria Hammarén).