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'''''Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming''''' is a 2007 ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller<ref name=ecos/> by [[Paul Hawken]].<ref>Paul Hawken (2007). ''Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming''. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-03852-7</ref> The book is about the many non-profit groups and community organizations, dedicated to many different causes, which Hawken calls the “environmental and social justice movement”.<ref>James M. Sheehan. [http://www.ejsd.org/docs/REVIEW_OF_BLESSED_UNREST.pdf Blessed unrest: how the largest movement in the world came into being and why no one saw it coming (book review)] ''The Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development'', (2008) 1(2), p. 56.</ref> Hawken explains that this is a diverse movement with no charismatic leader. The movement follows no unifying ideology, and is not recognized by politicians, the public and the media. But, Hawken argues, it has the potential to benefit the planet.<ref name=ecos>[http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=EC145p8.pdf Healing by the community spirit] ''[[ECOS]]'', Oct-Nov 2008, pp. 145-146.</ref>
'''''Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming''''' is a 2007 [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]]<ref name=ecos/> by [[Paul Hawken]].<ref>Paul Hawken (2007). ''Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming''. Viking Press. {{ISBN|978-0-670-03852-7}}</ref> The book is about the many non-profit groups and community organizations, dedicated to many different causes, which Hawken calls the "environmental and social justice movement".<ref>James M. Sheehan. [http://www.ejsd.org/docs/REVIEW_OF_BLESSED_UNREST.pdf Blessed unrest: how the largest movement in the world came into being and why no one saw it coming (book review)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005151904/http://www.ejsd.org/docs/REVIEW_OF_BLESSED_UNREST.pdf |date=2011-10-05 }} ''The Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development'', (2008) 1(2), p. 56.</ref> Hawken explains that this is a diverse movement with no charismatic leader. The movement follows no unifying ideology, and is not recognized by politicians, the public and the media. But, Hawken argues, it has the potential to benefit the planet.<ref name=ecos>[http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=EC145p8.pdf Healing by the community spirit] ''[[ECOS (CSIRO magazine)|ECOS]]'', Oct-Nov 2008, pp. 145-146.</ref>
A ''New York Times'' reviewer states that ''Blessed Unrest'' is "about a movement that no one has noticed, not even the people involved". For this reviewer, the "high point of the book is Hawken’s excellent critique of the chemical industry’s attack on [[Rachel Carson]]’s ''[[Silent Spring]]'' in 1962", at a time when she was fighting cancer.<ref>Robert Sullivan. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/books/review/Sullivan-t.html Grass Roots Rising] ''The New York Times'', August 5, 2007.</ref> Hawken also tells the stories of other people who have endured hardship and difficulty as they stood up to large corporations.<ref name=ecos/>
A ''New York Times'' reviewer states that ''Blessed Unrest'' is "about a movement that no one has noticed, not even the people involved". For this reviewer, the "high point of the book is Hawken's excellent critique of the chemical industry's attack on [[Rachel Carson]]'s ''[[Silent Spring]]'' in 1962", at a time when she was fighting cancer.<ref>Robert Sullivan. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/books/review/Sullivan-t.html Grass Roots Rising] ''The New York Times'', August 5, 2007.</ref> Hawken also tells the stories of other people who have endured hardship and difficulty as they stood up to large corporations.<ref name=ecos/>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Society}}
{{portal|Social movements}}
* [[Wiser.org]]
* [[Environmental movement]]
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* [[The Starfish and the Spider]]
* [[Leaderless resistance]]
* [[Leaderless resistance]]
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* ''[[The Starfish and the Spider]]''
* [[Unorganisation]]
* [[Unorganisation]]
* [[Wiser.org]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.prwatch.org/node/6158 Blessed Unrest for a Wiser Earth: John Stauber interviews Paul Hawken]
* [http://www.prwatch.org/node/6158 Blessed Unrest for a Wiser Earth: John Stauber interviews Paul Hawken]
*[http://www.wiser.org/resource/view/cb34f24822c4fe85fd394e1212244edc Blessed Unrest (film)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055744/http://www.wiser.org/resource/view/cb34f24822c4fe85fd394e1212244edc Blessed Unrest (film)]


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For other uses, see Blessed Unrest (disambiguation).
Blessed Unrest
AuthorPaul Hawken
PublisherViking
Publication date
2007
Pages342 pp.
ISBN978-0-670-03852-7
OCLC76961323

Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming is a 2007 New York Times bestseller[1] by Paul Hawken.[2] The book is about the many non-profit groups and community organizations, dedicated to many different causes, which Hawken calls the "environmental and social justice movement".[3] Hawken explains that this is a diverse movement with no charismatic leader. The movement follows no unifying ideology, and is not recognized by politicians, the public and the media. But, Hawken argues, it has the potential to benefit the planet.[1]

A New York Times reviewer states that Blessed Unrest is "about a movement that no one has noticed, not even the people involved". For this reviewer, the "high point of the book is Hawken's excellent critique of the chemical industry's attack on Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962", at a time when she was fighting cancer.[4] Hawken also tells the stories of other people who have endured hardship and difficulty as they stood up to large corporations.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Healing by the community spirit ECOS, Oct-Nov 2008, pp. 145-146.
  2. ^ Paul Hawken (2007). Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-03852-7
  3. ^ James M. Sheehan. Blessed unrest: how the largest movement in the world came into being and why no one saw it coming (book review) Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine The Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development, (2008) 1(2), p. 56.
  4. ^ Robert Sullivan. Grass Roots Rising The New York Times, August 5, 2007.
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