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Heidi J. Swarts - Organizing Urban America - 9780816648399 - V9780816648399
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Organizing Urban America

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Description for Organizing Urban America Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.

Collective action through organized social movements has long expanded American citizens’ rights and liberties. Recently, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has helped win living wage initiatives in more than 130 cities across the country. Likewise, congregation-based groups have established countless health, education, and other social programs at city and state levels. Despite modest budgets, these organizations—different in their approach, but at the same time working for social change—have won billions of dollars in redistributive programs.

 

Looking closely at this phenomenon, Heidi J. Swarts explores activist groups’ cultural, organizational, and political strategies. Focusing on ACORN chapters and ... Read more

 

Heidi J. Swarts is assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Social Movements, Protest and Contention
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816648399
SKU
V9780816648399
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