America's Social Arsonist : Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century /

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";A good organizer is a social arsonist who goes around setting people on fire.";-Fred Ross Raised by conservative parents who hoped he would "stay with his own kind," Fred Ross instead became one of the most influential community organizers in American history. His activism bega...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thompson, Gabriel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2016]
Temas:
Community activists > Biography > California.
Community organization > History > 20th century > California.
Immigrants > Civil rights > History > 20th century > California > California.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Introduction
  • ONE. All Th at You Do, Do with Your Might
  • TWO. Dealing Firsthand with the Rotten System
  • THREE. Witness to The Grapes of Wrath
  • FOUR. Doing Penance
  • FIVE. The Mexican Problem
  • SIX. Red Ross
  • SEVEN. Viva Roybal
  • EIGHT. Bloody Christmas
  • NIINE. Finding Cesar
  • TEN. On the Road
  • ELEVEN. Growing Pains
  • TWELVE. The Life and Death of the CSO
  • THIRTEEN. Poverty Fiasco
  • FOURTEEN. David vs. Goliath
  • FIFTEEN. Don't Buy Grapes
  • SIXTEEN. The Battle of the Butcher Paper
  • SEVENTEEN. Blind Spot
  • EIGHTEEN. The Forever Project
  • APPENDIX. Axioms for Organizers
  • NOTES
  • SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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