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Author : Margaret A. Post
Publisher : LFB Scholarly Publishing
Release Date : 2011
ISBN 13 :
Pages : 242 pages
Rating : 4./5 ( downloads)
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Author : Michael Mitchell
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 2013-09-06
ISBN 13 : 141285217X
Pages : 163 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (852 downloads)
Download Grassroots and Coalitions PDF Format Full Free by Michael Mitchell and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main focus of this volume is an exploration of the patterns of competition for political power at the state and local levels in American politics. This volume looks at institutionalized patterns of black political power as they have evolved in the aftermath of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The editors argue that enough time has elapsed to warrant a new look at the circumstances in which black politics in America has played out. Chapters include an examination of the ability of black candidates to win statewide elections with crucial white support; an analysis of the impact of local political organizations in enhancing the chances of black candidates in winning local races; a look at the messages of black pastors regarding solidarity with the Latino community; and an investigation of the extent of the differences in the political participatory styles of poor blacks and poor whites. The editors note that changes have taken place as black American politics has confronted new complexities. A works-in-progress section explains how theories of racial violence can be used to analyze racial incidents in the United States. Other essays include reflections on blacks in Brazil and in urban American politics.
Author : Paul Lichterman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996-09-19
ISBN 13 : 9780521483438
Pages : 296 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (521 downloads)
Download The Search for Political Community PDF Format Full Free by Paul Lichterman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-09-19 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book challenges the myth that Americans' emphasis on personal fulfilment necessarily weakens commitment to the common good. Drawing on extensive participant-observation with a variety of environmentalist groups, Paul Lichterman argues that individualism sometimes enhances public, political commitment and that a shared respect for individual inspiration enables activists with diverse political backgrounds to work together. This personalised culture of commitment has sustained activists working long-term for social change. The book contrasts 'personalised politics' in mainly white environmental groups with a more traditional, community-centred culture of commitment in an African-American group. The untraditional, personalised politics of many recent social movements invites us to rethink common understandings of commitment, community, and individualism in a post-traditional world.
Author : Fred Rose
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2000
ISBN 13 : 9780801486364
Pages : 276 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (81 downloads)
Download Coalitions Across the Class Divide PDF Format Full Free by Fred Rose and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often struggles for jobs and economic justice have been divided from social goals such as peace or protecting the environment. How do we create an economy where both the process and product of work serve life-sustaining goals? Coalitions across the Class Divide argues that the seeds of this new society are being sown by those who learn to bridge working and middle-class movements and cultures. A new generation of activists is seizing a historic opportunity to organize coalitions across the labor, peace, environmental, and other movements that have previously worked in isolation or at odds. Fred Rose brings the challenges and potential of coalition organizing to life through an in-depth look at cases of conflict and cooperation. From the timber wars in the Pacific Northwest to military conversion coalitions emerging with the end of the Cold War, these cases teach practical lessons about the processes and pitfalls of organizing across movements and classes.
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Release Date : 1989
ISBN 13 :
Pages : 80 pages
Rating : 4./5 ( downloads)
Download Legislative History of Recent Primary Safety Belt Laws PDF Format Full Free by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Succeeding in Life and Career is an advanced comprehensive text designed to help teens adjust to change, achieve career readiness, and fulfill their potential. The 21st century challenges pose unique demands on young people learning to manage their lives and prepare for successful futures, and the text addresses these challenges. It encourages students to hone critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills and apply them to situations in the real world. Succeeding in Life and Career also helps teens acquire relationship, resource management, and healthy living skills. Unit One is devoted solely to career preparation, employability skills, teamwork, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Eight Career Discovery two-page spreads explore the 16 career clusters. They identify popular career choices as well as the education, training, skills, and personal qualities needed for success in those fields. The nutrition information reflects USDA's MyPlate food guidance system, and the information on lifespan development covers all age categories. Engaging features appear throughout to help students develop life and work skills, healthy lifestyle and wellness choices, a commitment to community service, financial literacy, and knowledge of sustainable living. Chapter activities encourage students to explore text concepts further through cocurricular and technology challenges, FCCLA participation, portfolio development, and journal writing. Hundreds of special features, experiments, color photographs, illustrations, tables, and charts expand key concepts and make learning interesting and fun.
Author : N. Russell
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2000-06
ISBN 13 : 0788188577
Pages : 77 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (188 downloads)
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Author : Catherine E. Walsh
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2012-11-12
ISBN 13 : 1136493387
Pages : 290 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (493 downloads)
Download Education Reform and Social Change PDF Format Full Free by Catherine E. Walsh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education Reform and Social Change is about addressing and changing the structures, policies, and practices of schools that differentially advantage white, middle class, native English speakers over students of color for whom English may be a second or additional language. It is also about helping people to think critically about what it is schools do and to consider more democratic, participatory, and equitable approaches. The chapters in the text provide first-hand documentation of the voices, struggles, and visions of students, parent activists, advocates, attorneys, and educators involved in educational and social change processes. It chronicles real-life efforts of people challenging the status quo and working to build a more participatory, equitable, and transformative future. The goal of this book is twofold: first, to consider the structures, policies, and practices that shape and limit educational change, and learning and teaching; and second, to document grassroots collaborative and creative efforts to change them. It offers a critical framework both for conceptualizing and for actualizing educational change. Organized into four sections, this book provides a theoretical and practical framework for thinking about educational reform and social change -- one that moves from the broader structural concerns that are embedded in policy, to case studies that document activism and collaborative efforts to change school, city, and state policies, to classroom-based directions and initiatives, and to the construction of personal and collective visions for a more democratic, equitable, and just education. Each section includes an overview of the chapters, necessary background information to help the reader contextualize what follows, and guiding questions to encourage reflective thought and engagement with the text and to invite personal linkages. Two resource sections are included at the end of the volume: "Radical Educational Reform, Critical Pedagogy, and Multicultural Education: Selected Readings and Resources" and "National Organization Networks and Resources with a Critical Perspective."
Author : Sandra Joy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010-01-05
ISBN 13 : 073914328X
Pages : 314 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (143 downloads)
Download Coalition Building in the Anti-Death Penalty Movement PDF Format Full Free by Sandra Joy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coalition Building in the Anti-Death Penalty Movement uses the concepts of the political process model of social movements to analyze the factors that shape the racial face of the anti-death penalty movement. Contests are found to emerge over mobilizing and framing strategies as activists react to the political opportunity structure in a manner that privileges moral arguments above the racial ones that would allow them to build a more racially diverse constituency.
Author : Chris Garcia
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2015-12-22
ISBN 13 : 1317347870
Pages : 384 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (347 downloads)
Download Hispanics and the U.S. Political System PDF Format Full Free by Chris Garcia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Hispanic population in the U.S. grows, so too does its influence. The general election in 2000 marked an era of increased influence and awareness by Hispanics in politics both as voters and politicians. While it is clear that Latinos are influencing and changing politics, the impact on politics in the U.S. is still not clear. Authored by leading scholar, F. Chris Garcia and Gabriel Sanchez, Hispanics and the U.S. Political System : Moving into the Mainstream focuses on the historical, contemporary and future role of Hispanics in the United States.
Author : Steven S. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-07-22
ISBN 13 : 1316467929
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (467 downloads)
Download The American Congress PDF Format Full Free by Steven S. Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ninth edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship, the new edition reflects changes resulting from the November 2014 elections and such developments as (a) a new majority party in the Senate, (b) new campaign spending numbers and election outcomes, rules, committees, leaders, and budget developments, and (c) recent political science literature that provides new perspectives on the institution. The text emphasizes the importance of a strong legislature and has discussion questions and further reading. Alongside clear explanations of congressional rules and the law-making process, there are examples from contemporary events and debates that highlight Congress as a group of politicians as well as a law-making body. These recent developments are presented within the context of congressional political history.
Author : Hans B. C. Spiegel
Publisher :
Release Date : 1978
ISBN 13 :
Pages : 118 pages
Rating : 4./5 ( downloads)
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Author : Mickey Huff
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2014-10-21
ISBN 13 : 1609805666
Pages : 352 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (85 downloads)
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Author : Joel D. Vaughan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2009-06-15
ISBN 13 : 1606085808
Pages : 238 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (85 downloads)
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Author : Rebecca Patton
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Release Date : 2014-11-13
ISBN 13 : 0826198910
Pages : 567 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (198 downloads)
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Author : S. Oboler
Publisher : Springer
Release Date : 2005-04-01
ISBN 13 : 1403982635
Pages : 323 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (982 downloads)
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Author : Carol Ann Denter Bodensteiner
Publisher :
Release Date : 1996
ISBN 13 :
Pages : 284 pages
Rating : 4./5 ( downloads)
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Author : Mary Zaccagnini
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Release Date : 2019-08-07
ISBN 13 : 1284167070
Pages : 445 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (167 downloads)
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