Community Organizing

by David S. Walls

Book Overview

This incisive book provides a critical history and analysis of community organizing, the tradition of bringing groups together to build power and forge grassroots leadership for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Begun by Saul Alinsky in the 1930s, there are today nearly 200 institution-based groups active in 40 U.S. states, and the movement is spreading internationally. David Walls charts how community organizing has transcended...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745663206
• ISBN13: 9780745663203
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.1"