Join The Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform The World (EPUB)
UK £7.99,
UK Publication August 2011
ISBN 9781848313361
Ebook
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This is the story of a new kind of social revolution which has transformed the lives of millions.
It has drawn oppressed Indian women out of misery and passivity, persuaded teenagers to demand safe sex and to rebel against smoking, and prompted minority students to excel in university subjects where even well-prepared students were failing. It has helped cure tuberculosis, given soldiers the confidence to face enemy fire, and organized the nonviolent overthrow of a brutal dictator.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tina Rosenberg explains how creative social entrepreneurs are helping people to accomplish goals from losing weight to fighting terrorism, exploiting the power of positive peer pressure.
Radical, optimistic and cogently argued, Join the Club will make you appreciate the power of one of humanity’s most abundant resources: our connections with each other.
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‘Timely, thoughtful and important.’ Jeffrey Sachs, New York Times Book Review
‘A brilliant look at bottom-up initiatives to achieve social change’ Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times
‘Immediately make[s] one consider professional and personal obstacles in one’s own life that might be amenable to a “join the club” solution … an empowering idea.’ Newsweek
‘An optimistic view of the ways in which the human desire to be respected by one’s peers can bring about revolutions, topple dictatorships and perhaps produce a safer world.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tina Rosenberg spots a brewing social phenomenon: the power of groups to motivate positive changes.’ 2011’s Most Anticipated Books in the Daily Beast
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Tina Rosenberg is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and a former member of the Times editorial board. Her book The Haunted Land won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book AwardSee more books by: Tina Rosenberg
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