Research Catalog

Title

People power : the community organizing tradition of Saul Alinsky / edited by Aaron Schutz and Mike Miller.

Publication

Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2015]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Schutz, Aaron.
• Miller, Mike, 1937-

Description

xv, 352 pages; 26 cm

Summary

"People Power is about how people can effectively organize to pursue justice, what power structures do in response to organizing, and how to beat the powers that be. Providing a vibrant story of many different organizers and organizations, its lessons are essential if we are to restore American democracy"--

Subjects

• Alinsky, Saul D., 1909-1972 > Political and social views
• Radicals > United States > Biography
• Social justice > United States
• Political activists > United States > Biography
• Democracy > United States
• Community organization > United States
• Social reformers > United States > Biography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Preface: Why is Alinsky important today? / Mike Miller -- Part I: Introduction. Editors' introduction / Mike Miller and Aaron Schutz ; Saul Alinsky and his core concepts / Mike Miller ; What is an organizer? (1973) / Richard Rothstein -- Part II: Alinsky's colleagues. Section A: Nicholas von Hoffman : the Woodlawn Organization and the Civil Rights Movement in the north. An Introduction to Nicholas von Hoffman / Aaron Schutz ; The Woodlawn Organization : assorted essays (1961-1969) / Various Authors ; Questions and answers (1959) / Saul Alinsky, Nicholas von Hoffman, and Lester Hunt ; Finding and making leaders (1963) / Nicholas von Hoffman -- Section B: Fred Ross : organizing Mexican Americans in the west. Fred Ross and the house-meeting approach / Various Authors ; Cesar Chavez and the fate of farmworker organizing / Mike Miller ; Dolores Huerta and Gil Padilla / Various Authors -- Section C: Tom Gaudette and His Legacy. Tom Gaudette : an oral history / Various Speakers ; Shel Trapp and Gale Cincotta / Various Authors ; What every community organization should know about community development (1975) / Stan Holt ; John Baumann and the PICO National Network / interviewed by Mike Miller -- Section D: Dick Harmon. An introduction to Dick Harmon / Various Authors ; Making an offer we can't refuse (1973) / Dick Harmon -- Section E: Ed Chambers and the Industrial Areas Foundation (LAF). Ed Chambers : The IAF Institute and the post-Alinsky IAF / Mike Miller ; Organizing for family and congregation (1978) / Industrial Areas Foundation ; Relationship and power : an interview with Ernesto Cortes Jr. (1993) / Noelle McAfee ; A call for organizing, confrontation, and community building (1995) / Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood ; Standing for the whole (1990) / Industrial Areas Foundation -- Part III: Different directions. Section A: Heather Booth, Midwest Academy, and Citizen Action. An introduction to Heather Booth, the Midwest Academy, and Citizen Action / Aaron Schutz, with commentary by Mike Miller ; Direct action organizing : a handbook for women : Chapter 1 (1974) / Heather Booth -- Section B: Wade Rathke and Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). An introduction to Wade Rathke and ACORN / Aaron Schutz ; ACORN community organizing model (1973) / Wade Rathke ; The story of an ACORN organizer : Madeline Talbott / interviewed by Mike Miller -- Part IV: Concluding commentaries. The state of organizing / Mike Miller ; Thinking beyond the present / Aaron Schutz.

Call Number

JFF 15-339

ISBN

• 9780826520418 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0826520413 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780826520425 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0826520421 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780826520432 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2014012672
• 40024749801

OCLC

886488009

Title

People power : the community organizing tradition of Saul Alinsky / edited by Aaron Schutz and Mike Miller.

Publisher

Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2015]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Schutz, Aaron.

Miller, Mike, 1937-

Other Standard Identifier

40024749801

Research Call Number

JFF 15-339