{"product_id":"9781954641570-civics","title":"Civics","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn honor of America’s 250th anniversary, photographer William Meyers  presents a sweeping visual record of civic life—twenty-five years of  photographs that capture how ordinary Americans show up for one another,  and for the country itself.\u003cbr\u003eOver the past 250 years, the United States has been shaped by an evolving  and often contested civic landscape, marked by debate, protest, elections,  and acts of public service and neighborliness. While this history includes  profound injustices and divisions, it also reflects an ongoing engagement  with the ideals of democracy, an aspiration that continues to take form  through everyday participation in public life.\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    In this poignant collection of photographs, William Meyers offers a  sweeping, twenty-five year visual record of New York City as a microcosm of  America, capturing the everyday acts of civic engagement, public service, and  neighborly support that sustain the democratic fabric of the nation.  Structured around seven thematic chapters—Elections, Governance,  Demonstrations, Press, Talk, Social Capital, and Civic Markers—Civics  captures the full spectrum of engagement, from formal political processes and  public service to volunteer work, protests, charitable acts, and neighborhood  interactions, revealing the quiet, everyday labor that keeps democracy  alive.\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    A gorgeous keepsake volume with an afterword by the celebrated journalist  Nicole Gelinas, Civics is a visually striking reminder of the ordinary acts  that sustain democratic life in moments of heightened political and social  tensions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58916549558646,"sku":"9781954641570","price":43.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_42435658.jpg?v=1791379298","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781954641570-civics","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}