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UNINA9910781838803321 |
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Autore |
Swarts Heidi J |
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Titolo |
Organizing urban America [[electronic resource] ] : secular and faith-based progressive movements / / Heidi J. Swarts |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Collana |
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Social movements, protest, and contention ; ; v. 28 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Community organization - United States |
Community development, Urban - United States |
Urban renewal - United States - Citizen participation |
Religion and politics - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction. Invisible actors : community organizing, agenda setting, and American social movements -- Different mobilizing cultures : congregation-based organizing and ACORN -- Religion and progressive politics : congregation-based Community Organizing's innovative cultural strategy -- Experimenting with national organizing campaigns : ACORN's innovative political strategy -- Organizing is a numbers game : St. Louis ACORN -- A seat at the regional table : Metropolitan Congregations United for St. Louis -- La puebla unida : ACORN in the Sunbelt -- The power is in the relationship : San Jose PACT -- The results of organizing -- American inequality and the potential of community organizing. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Heidi J. Swarts explores activist groupsÕ cultural, organizational, and political strategies. Focusing on ACORN chapters and church federations, Swarts demonstrates how congregation-based organizing has developed an innovative cultural strategy, and how ACORNÕs national structure allows it to coordinate campaigns quickly. By making these often-invisible grassroots organizers evident, Swarts sheds light on factors that constrain or enable other social movements in the United States. |
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