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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Aaron Schutz , Mike MillerPublisher: Vanderbilt University Press Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.70cm Weight: 0.851kg ISBN: 9780826520418ISBN 10: 0826520413 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 30 April 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsPeople Power: The Community Organizing Tradition of Saul Alinsky brings together in one place many of Alinsky's most important organizing disciples who implemented his ideas on the ground and, in the process, added their own field-tested insights. Through their interviews, articles, speeches, and organizational documents, they reveal why the Alinsky organizing tradition remains relevant in our contemporary world. With their own writing, coeditors Schutz and Miller weave together the various strands into a coherent whole. --Sanford Horwitt, author of Let Them Call Me Rebel: Saul Alinsky, His Life and Legacy People Power: The Community Organizing Tradition of Saul Alinsky brings together in one place many of Alinsky s most important organizing disciples who implemented his ideas on the ground and, in the process, added their own field-tested insights. Through their interviews, articles, speeches, and organizational documents, they reveal why the Alinsky organizing tradition remains relevant in our contemporary world. With their own writing, coeditors Schutz and Miller weave together the various strands into a coherent whole. --Sanford Horwitt, author of Let Them Call Me Rebel: Saul Alinsky, His Life and Legacy People Power is the most definitive rendering of the work of Saul Alinsky, a giant in the theory and practice of community organizing. A must-read for anyone who wants to do or teach about how to reach and organize people for collective action. -- Lillian B. Rubin, sociologist, psychotherapist, and author of twelve books, including Worlds of Pain <i>People Power: The Community Organizing Tradition of Saul Alinsky</i> brings together in one place many of Alinsky's most important organizing disciples who implemented his ideas on the ground and, in the process, added their own field-tested insights. Through their interviews, articles, speeches, and organizational documents, they reveal why the Alinsky organizing tradition remains relevant in our contemporary world. With their own writing, coeditors Schutz and Miller weave together the various strands into a coherent whole. --<b>Sanford Horwitt</b>, author of <i>Let Them Call Me Rebel: Saul Alinsky, His Life and Legacy</i> Author InformationAaron Schutz, Professor, Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, is the author of two previous books on social action. Mike Miller was a leader in the pre-1960s' birth of the student movement at UC Berkeley, USA, a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee field secretary, and director of an Alinsky community organizing project. He has been an organizer for more than fifty years. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |