Jon Alexander

Broschiertes Buch

Citizens

Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us

Beschreibung

When people are treated as active citizens rather than passive consumers, everything changes. Features inspiring individuals from Kenya to Birmingham

Autor

Jon Alexander began his career with success in advertising, winning the prestigious Big Creative Idea of the Year before making a dramatic change. Driven by a deep need to understand the impact on society of 3,000 commercial messages a day, he gathered three Masters degrees, exploring consumerism and its alternatives from every angle. In 2014, he co-founded the New Citizenship Project to bring the resulting ideas into contact with reality. In Citizens, he is ready to share them with the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Canbury Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 182g
• ISBN-13: 9781912454884
• ISBN-10: 1912454882
• Artikelnr.: 66266768

Rezensionen

What are we, as members of a global society? This book argues that we are merely consumers, simply because this is what we're told we are. But what if we were to tell ourselves a different story? What is we were to consider ourselves global citizens, with all of the freedom and responsibility this might involve? Brian Eno, in his introduction, writes: "The two dominant narratives today are China – a Subject state with centralised power and deep surveillance – and Siliconia – a Consumer state and deep surveillance". Never a truer word, eh? Jon Alexander and Ariane Conrad suggest – or rather insist – that it's high time the dominant narrative was one created by us, the ornery human beans, rather than by the few who chase only power and money. It's an inspiring idea. This is an inspiring book. But it's not a "woo" book. It's a practical toolkit for improving not just our global society but all of the challenges we face, be it climate change, famine, war. And we can use the very media which has made consumers of us all to facilitate the change. Like most brilliant ideas, it's simple. And profound. The text of this book should be taught in every second-level civics class everywhere.