My Brother's Keeper: a Memoir and a Message

In My Brother's Keeper: A Memoir and a Message, one of America's most admired public figures tells the story of his life. Born in Germany in 1929, Amitai Etzioni escaped the Nazi regime and as a teenager dropped out of high school to fight as a commando in the Israeli War of Independence. He went on to earn his doctorate and to teach at Columbia and Harvard Business School, as well as serve as Senior Advisor to the Carter White House. Although he has authored or edited over 20 books, Dr. Etzioni's influence extends beyond academic circles as the founder of the communitarian social movement. In.

My Brother's Keeper; Contents; Figure List; Preface; Part I-FROM BULLETS TO BUBER; Chapter 1 A Nerd Goes Fighting; Chapter 2 A Commando Goes Academic; Part II-IN OPPOSITION; Chapter 3 A Public Voice For ... ; Chapter 4 Further Out: Peace on Earth, Off the Moon (1960s); Chapter 5 Dangerous Truths: Seeking a Foothold (1967-1978); Part III-IN THE CORRIDORS OF POWER; Chapter 6 The White House (1979-1980); Chapter 7 The Moral Dimension; Chapter 8 Harvard: Peculiar Ethics; Part IV-LAUNCHING THE COMMUNITARIAN PROJECT; Chapter 9 Fashioning the Message: Creating a "School."

Chapter 10 Fashioning the Message: From One to ManyChapter 11 Getting the Word Out: Take Off; Chapter 12 Getting the Word Out, Continued; Chapter 13 The Media and Us; Part V-OVERSEAS; Chapter 14 Communitarianism Goes Overseas; Chapter 15 Tomorrow, the World?; Part VI-IMPACT; Chapter 16 Changing the Habits of the Heart (Stage Three); Chapter 17 Going Academic; Part VII-COMING TOGETHER; Chapter 18 At the End; Acknowledgments; Notes.