How people get power / Si Kahn ; with a foreword by Paul David Wellstone and an introduction by Chandra Talpade Mohanty.

Author
Kahn, Si. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Rev. ed.
Published/​Created
Washington, DC : National Association of Social Workers, 1994.
Description
xxii, 146 pages ; 23 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Writer of foreword
    Writer of introduction
    Summary note
    A guide to community organizing, for empowering people to be their own leaders and to create genuine democratic politics and progressive change in our country.
    Notes
    "An NASW Press/Grassroots Leadership Book."
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-136) and index.
    Contents
    • Foreword / by U.S. Senator Paul David Wellstone
    • Preface to the first edition
    • Preface to the revised edition
    • Introduction : Survival is not an academic skill / by Chandra Talpade Mohanty
    • [ch.] 1. Entering the community
    • [ch.] 2. Sizing up the community
    • [ch.] 3. Making contacts
    • [ch.] 4. Bringing people together
    • [ch.] 5. Developing leadership
    • [ch.] 6. Working with organizations
    • [ch.] 7. Setting priorities
    • [ch.] 8. Power tactics
    • [ch.] 9. Building political power
    • [ch.] 10. Self-help strategies
    • [ch.] 11. Leaving the community
    • Afterword : I have seen freedom
    • Epilogue : The goals of organizing
    • Suggested reading
    • Index
    • About the author
    • About Grassroots Leadership
    • Grassroots Leadership/NASW press tour.
    ISBN
    • 0871012367 ((paperback))
    • 9780871012364 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    94010537
    OCLC
    30318713
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