Roots to power : a manual for grassroots organizing /
"When ordinary people band together to gain more control over their life conditions, the first order of business is to organize in pursuit of collective action. This how-to manual presents strategies, tactics, methods, and techniques that community members can use to set their own goals, select...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | "When ordinary people band together to gain more control over their life conditions, the first order of business is to organize in pursuit of collective action. This how-to manual presents strategies, tactics, methods, and techniques that community members can use to set their own goals, select issues, campaign for these issues, recruit members, develop leaders, hold effective meetings, conduct research, lobby politicians and legislators, and get the word out to the media." -- Publisher's website |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 483 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781440833717 (alk. paper) 1440833710 (alk. paper) 9781440833656 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 1440833656 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |