Transforming the city : community organizing and the challenge of political change / edited by Marion Orr.
| Other author | Orr, Marion, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2007. |
| Description | xii, 281 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in government and public policy Studies in government and public policy. ^A224536 |
| Contents | Community organizing and the changing ecology of civic engagement / Marion Orr -- Running in place : Saul Alinsky, race, and community organizing / Mark Santow -- Community organizing in a nonregime city : the New Orleans experience / Peter F. Burns -- Division and fragmentation : the El Paso experience in global-local perspective / Kathleen Staudt and Clarence N. Stone -- Community organizing and No Child Left Behind / Dennis Shirley and Michael Evans -- Political opportunity, venue shopping, and strategic innovation : ACORN's national organizing / Heidi Swarts -- Higher power : strategic capacity for state and national organizing / Richard L. Wood -- Contextualizing community organizing : lessons from the past, tensions in the present, opportunities for the future / Robert Fisher and Eric Shragge -- Community organizing for what? progressive politics and movement building in America / Peter Dreier -- Summing up : community organizing and political change in the city / Marion Orr. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006038461 |
| ISBN | 9780700615131 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 070061513X (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780700615148 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0700615148 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HN90.C6 T684 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |