Activism, alliance building, and the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center / / Sara DeTurk

• Autore: DeTurk Sara
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.3/72
• Soggetto topico: Toleration - Study and teaching - United States; Social justice - Study and teaching - United States; Social change - United States; Social action - United States; Political participation - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Research Methodology; 3 Place and Space; 4 Chicana Feminist Approaches to Social Change; 5 Languaging; 6 Story-Centered Organizing; 7 Esperanza v. City of San Antonio; 8 Uncompromising Confrontation of Injustice; 9 Alliances and Coalitions; 10 Conclusion; Appendix A: We Want Environmental Justice, Not (Just) Clean Technology; Appendix B: Letters in Support of Esperanza; Appendix C: Letter Attacking Esperanza; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: <span><span>This critical ethnography describes the context, vision, and social change tactics of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio, Texas. It explicates the important roles of intergroup alliances, strategic use of language, and arts programming as a means of connecting personal consciousness-raising to collective agency.</span></span>
• Titolo autorizzato: Activism, alliance building, and the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
• ISBN: 1-4985-0599-6; 0-7391-8865-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823569903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II