The Activist's Handbook: A Primer for the 1990s and Beyond - Couverture souple

Shaw, Randy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520203178 ISBN 13 : 9780520203174

Editeur : University of California Press, 1996

Synopsis

"The Activist's Handbook" is a hard-hitting guide to winning social change in the 1990s. Randy Shaw, attorney and longtime activist for urban issues, shows how positive change can still be accomplished despite an increasingly grim political order, if activists employ the strategies set forth in this desperately needed primer. Inspiring 'fear and loathing' in politicians, building diverse coalitions, and harnessing the media, the courts, and the electoral process to one's cause are only some of the key tactics Shaw advocates and explains. Central to all social-change activism, Shaw shows, is being proactive: rather than simply reacting to right-wing proposals, activists must develop an agenda and focus their resources on achieving it."The Activist's Handbook" details the impact of specific strategies on campaigns across the country: battles over homelessness, the environment, AIDS policies, neighbourhood preservation, and school reform among others. Though activist groups can have widely different aims, similar tactics are shown to produce success. Further, the book offers a sophisticated analysis of the American power structure by someone on the front lines. In showing how people can and must make a difference at both local and national levels, this is an indispensable guide not only for activists, but for everyone interested in the future of progressive politics in America.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Randy Shaw is Director and Supervising Attorney for the Tenderloin Housing Clinic in San Francisco.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520203178
• ISBN 13: 9780520203174
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 326
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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