Organizing urban America : secular and faith-based progressive movements / Heidi J. Swarts.
| Author/creator | Swarts, Heidi J. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xxxii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 28 Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 28. ^A331606 |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-285) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007046295 |
| ISBN | 9780816648382 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816648387 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816648399 (pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816648395 (pb : alk. paper) |