Petitjean, Clément,

Occupation: organizer : a critical history of community organizing in america - , . - 311 pagesages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references ( pages 269-301) and index.

Introduction: The community organizing mystique -- Unpacking professionalization -- Origins: Saul Alinsky and the Chicago reform tradition -- Managing the democratic crisis in the age of the Cold War -- The professional radical -- Spadework: The radical community organizing tradition of the 1960s -- Professionalization from within: Building a skilled cadre of practitioners -- 'You run for president?': Fitting into the division of political labor -- Conclusion.

9781642599145


Community organization--History.--United States


United States--2fast


History--2fast

HN90.C6P48