Autore	Shaw Randy <1956->
Edizione	[Second edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (304 pages)
Disciplina	303.480973
Soggetto topico	Social action - United States Community organization - United States Political activists - United States Political participation - United States Social reformers - United States
Soggetto non controllato	activism anthropology climate change diverse coalitions education reform electoral process engaging fighting government and governing grassroots support homelessness human condition immigrant rights liberal politics marriage equality occupy wall street occupy organising political philosophy political science political politics positive change protests revolt social change social issues social justice social media social sciences sociology student activism urban issues
ISBN	9780520956995 0520956990 9780520274051
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Don't Respond, Strategize -- 2. Elected Officials: Inspiring Fear and Loathing -- 3. Coalition Activism: Rounding Up the Unusual Suspects -- 4. Ballot Initiatives: The Rules of the Game -- 5. The Media: Winning More Than Coverage -- 6. The Internet and Social Media: Maximizing the Power of Online Activism -- 7. Direct Action: Acting Up, Sitting In, Taking to the Streets -- 8. Lawyers: Allies or Obstacles to Social Change? -- 9. Student Activists Lead the Way -- Conclusion: New Activism for the Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Index
Altri titoli varianti	The activist's handbook : winning social change in the twenty-first century
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910779745103321

Autore	Alagona Peter S
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (332 p.)
Disciplina	591.68
Soggetto topico	Wildlife conservation - California Wildlife conservation - United States Endangered species - California Endangered species - United States Grizzly bear - California
Soggetto non controllato	21st century habitat conservation american culture american politics american wildlife aspca books for nature lovers california gold rush california history california wildlife condor conservation of wildlife desert tortoise easy to read endangered species engaging environmental conservation protection environmental ecology go green how to protect animals interesting books nonfiction books politics and science preserving wildlife saving the environment science and math sustaining landscapes
ISBN	0-520-95441-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. The Land of the Bears -- CHAPTER TWO. A New Movement -- CHAPTER THREE. The Official Landscape -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Laws of Nature -- CHAPTER FIVE. The California Condor. From Controversy to Consensus -- CHAPTER SIX. The Mojave Desert Tortoise. Ambassador for the Outback -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The San Joaquin Kit Fox. The Flagship Fox -- CHAPTER EIGHT. The Delta Smelt. Water Politics by Another Name -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910786712803321

Autore	Levine Judith
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (315 p.)
Disciplina	306.87432086942
Soggetto topico	Low-income single mothers -- Employment -- United States Low-income single mothers -- Services for -- United States Low-income single mothers -- United States -- Social conditions Low-income single mothers - Social conditions - United States Low-income single mothers - Employment - United States Low-income single mothers - Services for - United States Sociology & Social History Social Sciences Family & Marriage
Soggetto non controllato	business caseworkers childcare discrimination distrust engaging family gender studies human condition in depth interviews labor low income women money and power money motherhood page turner politics public policy racism relationships single mothers social issues social sciences social work society sociology structural factors trust welfare reform welfare womens struggles workplace
ISBN	0-520-95691-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. Welfare Reform and the Enduring Structural Roots of Distrust -- Two. "The Way They Treat You Is Inhumane": Caseworkers and the Welfare Office -- Three. "I Couldn't Put Up with It No More": Perceived Mistreatment and Distrust at Work -- Four. "I Don't Trust People to Watch My Kids": Mothers' Distrust in Child Care Providers -- Five. "You Can't Put Your Trust in Men": Gender Distrust and Marriage -- Six. "I Trust My Mother and No One Else": Trust and Distrust in Social Networks -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Research Methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910779885303321

Autore	Heinlein Sabine <1973->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina	364.80973
Soggetto topico	Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States
Soggetto non controllato	anthropology behind bars biography convicted murderer convicted murders crime emotional struggles engaging everyday lives freedom gender studies heinous crimes human behavior imprisonment incomparable perspective intense page turner poignant prison psychology public policy realistic redemption reentry programs social culture social issues social justice social science society sociology successful rehabilitation true crime west harlem
ISBN	0-520-95477-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Freedom day -- At the garden -- Street code -- Talking murder -- Poster boys -- Dinner with bruce -- Work readiness -- Prisoners still -- The penis monologues -- At the barber -- Causalities -- The new coat -- A haunted house -- Waiting for nothing -- Growing old -- Silent forgiveness -- Lies and good luck -- Sex, love, and race -- From attica to broadway -- The new home -- On guard -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910786019303321

Autore	Perry Elizabeth J
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (413 p.)
Disciplina	951.2/22
Collana	Asia--local studies/global themes
Soggetto topico	Communism - China - Anyuan (Jiangxi Sheng : West) - History - 20th century Revolutions - Social aspects - China - Anyuan (Jiangxi Sheng : West) - History - 20th century Political culture - China - Anyuan (Jiangxi Sheng : West) - History - 20th century Social change - China - Anyuan (Jiangxi Sheng : West) - History - 20th century Coal miners - China - Anyuan (Jiangxi Sheng : West) - History - 20th century Labor movement - China - Anyuan (Jiangxi Sheng : West) - History - 20th century Working class - China - Anyuan (Jiangxi Sheng : West) - History - 20th century
Soggetto non controllato	20th century china ancient china asian history asian politics chinese communism chinese communist party chinese culture chinese history chinese isolation chinese politics communist revolution easy to read engaging history of anyuan history of communism home school history books how does communism work learning from experts mao zedong nonfiction books page turner political science politics and economy quarantine books red scare russia communism social politics what is communism
ISBN	1-280-88205-0 9786613723369 0-520-95403-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Rehearsing Revolution -- Teaching Revolution : The Strike of 1922 -- "China's Little Moscow" -- From Mobilization to Militarization -- Constructing a Revolutionary Tradition -- Mao's Final Crusade : The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution -- "Reforming" the Revolutionary Tradition -- Glossary.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910779253803321