{"product_id":"bridge-builders-bringing-people-together-in-a-polarized-age-hardback-9781509545933","title":"Bridge Builders; Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age (Hardback) 9781509545933","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBridge Builders\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBringing People Together in a Polarized Age\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNathan Bomey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509545933, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eBridge Builders\u003c\/i\u003e Nathan Bomey pulls off the difficult feat of combining large ideas with very specific practical recommendations. The most obvious point to make about modern America involves the many ways it is divided. The subtler and more important truth involves the possibilities for connection and renewal. \u003ci\u003eBridge Builders\u003c\/i\u003e lays them out.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah and James Fallows, authors of \u003ci\u003eOur Towns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e “The country may seem hopelessly polarized—but Nathan Bomey proves we aren't as far apart as we think. At a time when the politics of division and hate dominate the news cycle, his \u003ci\u003eBridge Builders\u003c\/i\u003e shows how we can come together despite our differences. It's the book America needs right now.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Lipman, author of \u003ci\u003eThat's What She Said: What Men and Women Need to Know About Working Together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Nathan Bomey finds lessons from everywhere—from relationship counseling to mediation to the engineering of actual bridges—in this smart exploration of how to counter our polarized, petrified politics. He tells the stories of regular folks who are using innovative ways to better see and understand those who stand on the other side of a divide. Discouraged about the course we’re on? Here’s some hope.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Page, Washington Bureau chief of \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eMadam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“In an era of division so stark that many people are seriously drawing parallels with the Civil War, Nathan Bomey's new treatise on ways to heal our house divided could not be a more welcome arrival. At this fractious and polarized moment, this is a book America truly needs.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Pitts, Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Count on Nathan Bomey to focus on what America needs most as we struggle our way out of the viral and racial pandemics enveloping our country. \u003ci\u003eBridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to warriors across the country who are building the structure of a new united America, building bridges of hope that our nation has ignored as much as those made of concrete, wood and steel. A must-read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRochelle Riley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of\u003c\/i\u003e Slavery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Just enough time discussing the problem to make it clear why the proposed solution is needed and way more time spent on the who’s and how’s of the solutions. His concrete suggestions for action, taken from real-life bridge builders he interviewed, are refreshing and sorely needed in this time.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal Change News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Bomey did an excellent job researching this book and speaking with people who are actively trying to decrease polarization and get people to have conversations … There’s so much value in this book and practical tools people can use to try and build bridges with others … this is an extremely important book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Rewired Soul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these turbulent times, defined by ideological chasms, clashes over social justice, and a pandemic intersecting with misinformation, Americans seem hopelessly divided along fault lines of politics, race, religion, class, and culture. Yet not everyone is accepting the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist Nathan Bomey paints a forensic portrait of Americans who are spanning gaping divides between people of difference. From clergy fighting racism in Charlottesville to a former Republican congressman engaging conservatives on climate change and Appalachian journalists restoring social trust with the public, these countercultural leaders all believe in the power of forging lasting connections to bring about profound change. Though the blueprints for political, social, and cultural bridges vary widely, bridge builders have much in common—and we have much to learn from them. In this book, Bomey dissects the transformational ways in which bridge builders are combatting polarization by pursuing reconciliation, rejecting misinformation, and rethinking the principle of compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: The Better Angels of Our Nature\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Forging a Path Toward Reconciliation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: From Blindness to Sight\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: From Human to Human\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: From Hating to Healing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Reconnecting with the Truth in the Misinformation Age\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: From Fiction to Fact\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: From Caricature to Nuance\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: From Misunderstanding to Understanding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: Redrafting the Blueprint of Compromise\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: From Denying to Believing\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: From Rigidity to Flexibility\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: From Discord to Collaboration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eList of Interviews\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52512233292056,"sku":"9781509545933","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509545933.jpg?v=1786616577","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bridge-builders-bringing-people-together-in-a-polarized-age-hardback-9781509545933","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}