Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives) - Couverture souple

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Warren, Mark R.

 
9780691074320: Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives)
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ISBN 10 : 0691074321 ISBN 13 : 9780691074320
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Dry Bones Rattling offers the first in-depth treatment of how to rebuild the social capital of America's communities while promoting racially inclusive, democratic participation. The Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) network in Texas and the Southwest is gaining national attention as a model for reviving democratic life in the inner city--and beyond. This richly drawn study shows how the IAF network works with religious congregations and other community-based institutions to cultivate the participation and leadership of Americans most left out of our elite-centered politics. Interfaith leaders from poor communities of color collaborate with those from more affluent communities to build organizations with the power to construct affordable housing, create job-training programs, improve schools, expand public services, and increase neighborhood safety.

In clear and accessible prose, Mark Warren argues that the key to revitalizing democracy lies in connecting politics to community institutions and the values that sustain them. By doing so, the IAF network builds an organized, multiracial constituency with the power to advance desperately needed social policies. While Americans are most aware of the religious right, Warren documents the growth of progressive faith-based politics in America. He offers a realistic yet hopeful account of how this rising trend can transform the lives of people in our most troubled neighborhoods. Drawing upon six years of original fieldwork, Dry Bones Rattling proposes new answers to the problems of American democracy, community life, race relations, and the urban crisis.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark R. Warren is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Harvard University.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691074321
ISBN 13 
9780691074320
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
340
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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9780691074313: Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy

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ISBN 10 :  0691074313 ISBN 13 :  9780691074313
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2001
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