{"product_id":"holding-together-the-hijacking-of-rights-in-america-and-how-to-reclaim-them-for-everyone-hardcover","title":"Holding Together: The Hijacking of Rights in America and How to Reclaim Them for Everyone - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Shattuck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSushma Raman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMathias Risse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold new assessment of the multipronged attack on rights in the United States, and how to push back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn overwhelming majority of Americans agree that rights are essential to their freedom, and that rights today are severely threatened. The promise of rights has been reimagined at pivotal moments in American history--from the American Revolution to the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Can today become another time of transformation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolding Together\u003c\/em\u003e is about the promise of rights as a source of American identity, the struggle to realize rights by countless Americans to whom the promise has been denied or not fulfilled, the hijacking of rights by politicians who seek power by dividing and polarizing, and the way forward in which rights can bring Americans together instead of tearing them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a series of town hall meetings with representative groups of citizens across the country discussing their concerns over rights, new national opinion polls from all demographic groups and political perspectives conducted in 2020 and 2021, and extensive research, \u003cem\u003eHolding Together\u003c\/em\u003e is a road map for an American rights revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Shattuck, Sushma Raman, and Mathias Risse present a comprehensive account of the current state of rights in the United States--and concrete recommendations to policy makers and citizens on how to reclaim them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Shattuck\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University and Professor of Practice at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; former Washington director of the American Civil Liberties Union; and author of \u003cem\u003eFreedom on Fire: Human Rights Wars and America's Response\u003c\/em\u003e and co-author (with Sushma Raman and Mathias Risse) of \u003cem\u003eHolding Together: The Hijacking of Rights in America and How to Reclaim Them for Everyone\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSushma Raman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University and former program officer for the Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundation. She is the co-author (with Bill Schulz) of \u003cem\u003eThe Coming Good Society: Why New Realities Demand New Rights\u003c\/em\u003e and co-author (with John Shattuck and Mathias Risse) of \u003cem\u003eHolding Together: The Hijacking of Rights in America and How to Reclaim Them for Everyone\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMathias Risse\u003c\/strong\u003e is Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs, and Philosophy and the director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University. The co-author (with John Shattuck and Sushma Raman) of \u003cem\u003eHolding Together: The Highjacking of Rights in America and How to Reclaim Them for Everyone\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press), he lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755527135565,"sku":"9781620977149","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/MWZEWXB4cVE3Qm52Y0l2UWpDa2ZPZz09.webp?v=1776719239","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/holding-together-the-hijacking-of-rights-in-america-and-how-to-reclaim-them-for-everyone-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}