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Subversive Action: Extralegal Practices for Social Justice
Nilan Yu
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Description for Subversive Action: Extralegal Practices for Social Justice
Paperback. Editor(s): Yu, Nilan; Mandell, Deena. Num Pages: 215 pages, 2 Tables & b/w illus. BIC Classification: JKSN; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
Subversive Social Action presents cases that explore the use of extralegal action undertaken in pursuit of human rights and social justice, and locate that action with reference to the boundaries of social work. Definitions of social work often include goals of social change, social justice, empowerment, and the liberation of people, but social work texts make little mention of extralegal actions. Mainstream conceptions of social work usually consider it to fall within the framework of particular legal and societal contexts. As such, it is presented with boundaries for legitimate action even as it espouses principles that may require it to ... Read more
Subversive Social Action presents cases that explore the use of extralegal action undertaken in pursuit of human rights and social justice, and locate that action with reference to the boundaries of social work. Definitions of social work often include goals of social change, social justice, empowerment, and the liberation of people, but social work texts make little mention of extralegal actions. Mainstream conceptions of social work usually consider it to fall within the framework of particular legal and societal contexts. As such, it is presented with boundaries for legitimate action even as it espouses principles that may require it to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
276 g
Number of Pages
197
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781771121231
SKU
V9781771121231
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About Nilan Yu
Nilan Yu is a lecturer in social work at the University of South Australia. His research interests include critical practice, work in organizations, disability, labour migration, and human rights. One of his most recent works is a critical interrogation of Australian immigration policy. Deena Mandell teaches MSW and Ph.D. students as well as new field instructors in the Faculty of ... Read more
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