| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 346 pages) : maps |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-327) and index. |
| Contents |
Responsibilities of a Citizen -- A Power Analysis -- Organizing for the Common Good -- Rites of Solidarity, Commitment, and Mourning -- Domination, Anger, and Grief -- Public Address -- Ain't it Awful? --The Authority to Lead -- On the Treatment of Opponents -- Organize, Reflect, and Reorganize -- Compelling Force of the Ideal -- Face-to-Face Meetings -- Passion of St. Rose -- Blood and Harmony -- Fathers and Sisters for Life -- Pastors and Flocks -- Contested Sacred -- Across Great Scars of Wrong -- Organizer President -- Walking in Our Sleep. |
| Summary |
"In an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an empty slogan? Many Americans are doubtful, and have withdrawn into apathy and cynicism. But thousands of others are not ready to give up on democracy just yet. Working outside the notice of the national media, ordinary citizens across the nation are meeting in living rooms, church basements, synagogues, and schools to identify shared concerns, select and cultivate leaders, and take action. Their goal is to hold big government and big business accountable. In this important new book, Jeffrey Stout bears witness to the successes and failures of progressive grassroots organizing, and the daunting forces now arrayed against it." "Stout tells vivid stories of people fighting entrenched economic and political interests around the country. From parents and teachers striving to overcome gang violence in South Central Los Angeles, to a Latino priest north of the Rio Grande who brings his parish into a citizens' organization, to the New Orleans residents who get out the vote by taking a jazz band through streets devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Stout describes how these ordinary people conceive of citizenship, how they acquire and exercise power, and how religious ideas and institutions contribute to their successes."--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political participation -- United States.
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Political participation. |
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United States. |
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Democracy -- United States.
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Democracy. |
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Religion and politics -- United States.
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Religion and politics. |
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Social movements -- United States.
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Social movements. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Social movements. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Stout, Jeffrey. Blessed are the organized. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010 9780691135861 (DLC) 2010013800 (OCoLC)607655593 |
| ISBN |
9781400836079 (electronic book) |
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1400836077 (electronic book) |
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9781282821033 (electronic book) |
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1282821032 (electronic book) |
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9780691135861 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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069113586X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786612821035 |
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