Blessed unrest : how the largest social movement in history is restoring grace, justice, and beauty to the world / Paul Hawken.

Author: Hawken, Paul.

Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2008, c2007.

ISBN: 0143113658 (pbk.)
9780143113652 (pbk.)

Description: 342 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject: Environmentalism.
Environmental justice.

Notes: "First published in the United States ... by Viking Penguin ... 2007"--T.p. verso.

Contents: The beginning -- Blessed unrest -- The long green -- The rights of business -- Emerson's savants -- Indigene -- We interrupt this empire -- Immunity -- Restoration.

Summary: Blessed unrest tells the story of a worldwide movement that is largely unseen by politicians or the media. Hawken, an environmentalist and author, has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person causes, these organizations collectively comprise the largest movement on earth. This is a movement that has no name, leader, or location but is in every city, town, and culture. It is organizing from the bottom up and is emerging as an extraordinary and creative expression of people's needs worldwide.