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1	Rules for Radicals more books like this by Saul Alinsky add to wishlist This primer tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $7.89! \| SVS
2	Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time more books like this by Paul Rogat Loeb add to wishlist Through profiles of ordinary people who made significant changes in their communities simply by "getting involved" (and staying involved), Paul Loeb offers a guide to citizenship and commitment. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Reveille for Radicals more books like this by Saul Alinsky add to wishlist Legendary community organizer Saul Alinsky inspired a generation of activists and politicians with Reveille for Radicals, the original handbook for social change. Alinsky writes both practically and philosophically, never wavering from his belief that the American dream can only be achieved by an active democratic citizenship. First published in ... see all copies from $5.78! new only from $7.03! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities more books like this by Karen K Kirst-Ashman add to wishlist A comprehensive introduction to foundation macro practice. Encouraging students to build on their one on one and group communication skills, the authors outline a guided, step by step plan for community and organisational change. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.42! \| SVS
5	Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World more books like this by Mark S Homan add to wishlist Learn the skills that will allow you to improve the lives of not only individual clients, but of entire communities, with "Promoting Community Change". This text addresses the real world issues facing social work, human services, and community health professionals who want to take the theoretical discussion of community forward and realize ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.62! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Cities on a Hill: A Journey Through Contemporary American Cultures more books like this by Frances Fitzgerald add to wishlist In the mainstream and on the fringe, Cities on a Hill is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frances FitzGerald's marvelous and witty exploration of four communities remaking the American Dream. A lucid work of literary imagination and journalistic precision. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Community Organizing and Development more books like this by Herbert J Rubin add to wishlist This revised edition of a well-known and widely used text in community organizing and development fully examines the broad and changing political and social settings that influence actions; while portraying the infra-structure of social change -- the knowledge, personnel, and organizations -- that enable such work to be successfully accomplished. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $72.60! \| SVS
8	Peace and Power: Creative Leadership for Building Community more books like this by Peggy L Chinn add to wishlist see all copies from $13.14! new only from $13.14! \| SVS
9	Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a more books like this by John P Kretzmann, John L McKnight add to wishlist This guide summarizes lessons learned by studying successful community-building initiatives in hundreds of neighborhoods across the U.S. It outlines what local communities can do to start their own journies down the path of asset-based development. see all copies from $11.74! new only from $18.80! \| SVS
10	Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups That Can Solve Problems and Change the World more books like this by Michael Jacoby Brown add to wishlist Intended for individuals who want to start, strengthen, or revitalize a group to address a community issue, this indispensable guide includes a series of practical steps that help build a successful community orgranization and offers sample cases that more clearly illustrate each step. In addition to addressing common problems that are often ... see all copies from $11.27! new only from $11.27! \| SVS
11 view cover	Empowerment Evaluation: Knowledge and Tools for Self-Assessment and Accountability more books like this by Prof. David M Fetterman, Shakeh J Kaftarian (Editor), Dr. Abraham Wandersman (Editor) add to wishlist Empowerment evaluation - a method for using evaluation concepts, techniques and findings to foster improvement and self-determination - is the focus of this book. After an examination of the method as it has been adopted in academic and foundation settings, the book looks at the various contexts in which empowerment evaluation is conducted, ... see all copies from $11.59! new only from $22.74! \| SVS
12 view cover	Community Organizing more books like this by George A Brager add to wishlist This book discusses how individuals, groups, and organizations develop the means to deal with problems in their interaction with institutions, exploring what methods and practices should be implemented to address various issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $106.74! \| first editions
13 view cover	Activist's Handbook more books like this by Randy Shaw add to wishlist A hard-hitting guide to winning social change in the 1990s see all copies from $7.80! new only from $14.35! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Let Them Call Me Rebel: Saul Alinsky: His Life and Legacy more books like this by Sanford Horwitt add to wishlist In the course of his flamboyant career as an all-purpose activist, Saul Alinsky went from organizing working-class ethnics in one of Chicago's most blighted neighborhoods to mapping out strategies for the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s. He enlisted allies-from Catholic clergymen to labor unionists and black activists-in battles ... see all copies from $12.96! new only from $14.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Macro Skills Workbook: A Generalist Approach more books like this by Karen K Kirst-Ashman, Grafton H Hull, Jr. add to wishlist This workbook provides a wide range of exercises, role playing activities and case scenarios to help students practice specific macro skills. The text's versatility allows it to be the primary text in a practice course or as a supplement to accompany other macro theory texts, especially GENERALIST PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, 2nd ... see all copies from $14.05! new only from $84.22!
16 view cover	Strategies of Community Intervention more books like this by Dr. Jack Rothman (Editor), Dr. John L Erlich (Editor), John E Tropman (Editor) add to wishlist This volume takes a broad view of community organization, viewing it as a rich and diverse field of practice that includes policy analysis and development, program planning, administration, evaluation, and resource development and allocation. The Sixth Edition emphasizes strategic and tactical considerations in community change. It treats social ... see all copies from $33.97! new only from $169.85!
17 view cover	Tactics and Techniques of Community Intervention more books like this by John E Tropman, Dr. John L Erlich, Dr. Jack Rothman add to wishlist This book is intended to help anyone interested in the development of community with the nuts and bolts of community creation, competence, sustenance, and enhancement. The book begins with an overview of tactics, using a case about the location of a homeless shelter in a college town as the lead example, then considers issues of assessment, option ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $66.84!
18 view cover	Analytical Skills for Community Organization Practice more books like this by Donna Hardina add to wishlist -- Lee Staples, Boston University see all copies from $29.95! new only from $75.54! \| SVS
19 view cover	Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice more books like this by Edward T Chambers, Studs Terkel (Foreword by) add to wishlist Presents a summary of the philosophy of the Industrial Arts Foundation by its current leader and an account of its extraordinary founder, Saul Alinsky. see all copies from $16.81! new only from $16.81! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk about What They Do--And Why more books like this by Kristin Layng Szakos, Joe Szakos add to wishlist Community organizers work at their jobs because they are passionate, because they believe that change is possible, and because they enjoy working with people. Although it's not an occupation that leads to great wealth, community organizers can make a living at it. They get salaries, pensions and health insurance. They raise families. They do well ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $16.50! \| SVS
21 view cover	Brownsville, Brooklyn: Blacks, Jews, and the Changing Face of the Ghetto more books like this by Wendell E Pritchett add to wishlist From its founding in the late 1800s through the 1950s, Brownsville, a section of eastern Brooklyn, was a white, predominantly Jewish, working-class neighbourhood. The famous New York district nurtured the aspirations of thousands of upwardly mobile Americans while the infamous gangsters of Murder, Incorporated controlled its streets. But during ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $17.93! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Tools for Radical Democracy: How to Organize for Power in Your Community more books like this by Joan Minieri, Paul Getsos, Peter Edelman (Foreword by) add to wishlist "Tools for Radical Democracy" is an essential resource for grassroots organizers and leaders, students of activism and advocacy, and anyone trying to increase the civic participation of ordinary people. Authors Joan Minieri and Paul Getsos share stories and tools from their nationally recognized and award winning work of building a community led ... see all copies from $17.32! new only from $17.32!
23 view cover	Smart Communities: How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic Thinking to Build a Brighter Future more books like this by Suzanne W Morse add to wishlist Based on the results of more than a decade of research by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Smart Communities provides directions for strategic decision-making and outlines the key strategies used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities. Smart Communities offers leaders from both the public and private sectors ... see all copies from $16.97! new only from $22.26! \| SVS
24	The Backyard Revolution: Understanding the New Citizen Movement more books like this by Harry C. Boyte add to wishlist see all copies from $4.79! first editions
25 view cover	Let the People Decide: Neighborhood Organizing in America, Updated Edition more books like this by Rober Fisher add to wishlist Social Movements Past and Present offers thorough analyses of the ideas and actions that have changed the way Americans think and live. Each volume is written by a specialist drawing on the insights and methodologies of history, sociology and political science. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.32! \| SVS

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