Activism and Social Change: Lessons for Community and Local Organizing
Author:   Eric Shragge
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781551115627


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   01 August 2003
Replaced By:   9781442606272
Format:   Paperback
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Activism and Social Change: Lessons for Community and Local Organizing


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Author:   Eric Shragge
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Imprint:   Broadview Press Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9781551115627


ISBN 10:   155111562
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   01 August 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Replaced By:   9781442606272
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Looking Back: Lessons and Issues Chapter 2: Exploring Models, Theory, and Learning from History Chapter 3: Social Action and Its Legacy for Social Change Chapter 4: Community Development: Community as Containment? Chapter 5: Moving Forward: New Visions and Hopes Chapter 6: Towards a Conclusion: Community Organizing and Social Change References Index

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[This book connects the personal and the political to produce a sophisticated understanding of the potential of, as well as barriers to, local activism and community organizing.... - Robert Fisher, University of Connecticut


""[This book connects the personal and the political to produce a sophisticated understanding of the potential of, as well as barriers to, local activism and community organizing...."" - Robert Fisher, University of Connecticut


Author Information

Eric Shragge retired as the Principal of the School of Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University in 2012. He is currently a volunteer staff member at the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal. His publications include: Contesting Community: The Limits and Potential of Community Organizing with James DeFilippis and Robert Fisher (2010) and Fight Back: Workplace Justice for Immigrants with Aziz Choudry, Jill Hanley, Steve Jordan, and Martha Stiegman (2009).

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