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200 10$aOrganizing urban America $esecular and faith-based progressive movements /$fHeidi J. Swarts
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$d2008
215   $a1 online resource (333 p.)
225 1 $aSocial movements, protest, and contention ;$vv. 28
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8166-4839-5 
311   $a0-8166-4838-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction. 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.
330   $aHeidi J. Swarts explores activist groupsO? cultural, organizational, and political strategies. Focusing on ACORN chapters and church federations, Swarts demonstrates how congregation-based organizing has developed an innovative cultural strategy, and how ACORNO?s national structure allows it to coordinate campaigns quickly. By making these often-invisible grassroots organizers evident, Swarts sheds light on factors that constrain or enable other social movements in the United States.
410  0$aSocial movements, protest, and contention ;$vv. 28.
606   $aCommunity organization$zUnited States$vCase studies
606   $aCommunity development, Urban$zUnited States
606   $aUrban renewal$zUnited States$xCitizen participation
606   $aReligion and politics$zUnited States
615  0$aCommunity organization
615  0$aCommunity development, Urban
615  0$aUrban renewal$xCitizen participation.
615  0$aReligion and politics
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700   $aSwarts$b Heidi J$01619879
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906   $aBOOK
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996   $aOrganizing urban America$93952359
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