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• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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• Public opinion — United States.
• United States — Social conditions — 1980-
• United States — Politics and government — 2009-
• Social surveys — United States.

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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-246) and index.
• Hundreds of Palestinian villages were left empty across Israel when their residents became refugees after the 1948 war. Most of these villages were razed by the new State of Israel, their lands and property confiscated, but in dozens of others, communities of Jews were settled–many refugees in their own right. The state embarked upon a systematic effort of renaming and remaking the landscape, and the Arab presence was erased from official maps and histories. While most Israelis are familiar with the walls, ruins, and gardens that mark these sites today–almost half are located within tourist areas or national parks–they are unaware that Arab communities existed there within living memory. Using official documents, kibbutz publications, and visits to the former village sites, Noga Kadman reconstructs this history of erasure for all 418 depopulated villages. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and contemporary Israeli society –Provided by publisher.
• Depopulation, demolition, and repopulation of the village sites — National identity, national conflict, space, and memory — The depopulated villages as viewed by Jewish inhabitants — Naming and mapping the depopulated village sites — Depopulated villages in tourist and recreational sites — The remains of the past, a look toward the future — Appendix A. Maps and lists of the depopulated Palestinian villages — Appendix B. Official names given to depopulated Palestinian villages by the Government Names Committee — Appendix C. Mapping the depopulated Palestinian villages over the decades.
• Translated from the Hebrew.

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• Israel — Rural conditions.
• Villages — Israel — History — 20th century.
• Palestinian Arabs — Israel.
• Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 — Destruction and pillage.
• Palestine — History — 1917-1948.

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Part of the series Cambridge essential histories;Cambridge essential histories.
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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction: Margin and mainstream in the American radical experience — War and peace, 1939-1948 — All over this land, 1949-1959 — A new Left, 1960-1964 — The revolution will be live, 1965-1973 — Anticipation, 1973-1980 — Over the rainbow, 1981-1989 — What democracy looks like, 1990 to the present — Conclusion: Radicalism’s future.
• Radicals in America offers the first complete and continuous history of left-wing social movements in the United States from the Second World War to the present. The book traces the full panoply of radical activist causes–socialism, Communism, the labor movement, anarchism, pacifism, anti-racism, women’s rights, LGBT liberation, ecology, indigenous rights, and world social justice–in ways that show how successive generations join currents of dissent, face setbacks and political repression, and generate new challenges to the status quo, even in periods when conservatism appears to push protest to the margins of American society — Provided by publisher.

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• Social movements — United States — History — 20th century.
• Social movements — United States — History — 21st century.
• Radicalism — United States — History.
• Political activists — United States — History.
• Dissenters — United States — History.
• Liberalism — United States — History.
• Right and left (Political science) — United States — History.
• United States — Politics and government — 1933-1945.
• United States — Politics and government — 1945-1989.
• United States — Politics and government — 1989-

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• Introduction: inspiration from stories — Reclaiming wholeness: the LGBTQ movement — Grounded in community: the fight for the soul of public education — Transforming visions: ending mass incarceration — The power of stories: the dreamers and immigrant rights — When we fight, we win! : the struggle for economic power — Environmental warriors: going to the root of the problem — Epilogue: solidarity–a gathering — Afterword: stories of love and fury / Antonia Darder.
• Same-sex marriage, #BlackLivesMatter, the Dream Act, the People’s Climate March, End the New Jim Crow, Occupy Wall Street–these are just a few of the initiatives that have taken flight in the past decade, the most fertile and productive era of activism and reform this country has seen since the 1960s. Now, in a visually rich and deeply inspiring book, movement leaders and activists distill their wisdom, sharing lessons of what works and what hinders transformative social change. Weaving together interviews with today’s most successful activists–from Bill McKibben and Clayton Thomas Muller to Karen Lewis, Rinku Sen, Ai-jen Poo, Favianna Rodriguez, Rea Carey, Gaby Pacheco, Patrice Collins, and more–with narrative recountings of strategies and campaigns alongside full-color photos and an afterword by Antonia Darder, social activist Greg Jobin-Leeds joins forces with AgitArte, an organization of artists and organizers, to document the stories, philosophy, tactics, and art of today’s leading social change movements. Beautifully packaged in a wonderfully affordable paperback edition, When We Fight, We Win! will allow a whole generation of readers to celebrate and benefit from a remarkable decade of activism and reform. — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-177) and index.

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• Social reformers — United States.
• Political activists — United States.
• Social action — United States — History — 21st century.
• Social movements — United States — History — 21st century.
• United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
• 2000 – 2099 fast
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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• Dr. Ben Carson made headlines with his keynote at the National Prayer Breakfast in February 2013. Standing just a few feet from President Obama, the neurosurgeon offered a common sense critique of liberal government, calling for a return to our historic culture of personal responsibility, free markets, and upward mobility. Now, in this sequel to their #1 New York Times bestseller America the Beautiful, Dr. and Mrs. Carson offer a bold plan to stop the country’s slide into fiscal and moral decay. Avoiding the political correctness of politicians and the animosity of Washington lawyers, Dr. Carson calls for respectful discussion and disagreement, with no subjects off limits. Applying the problem-solving skills he honed as a surgeon, he takes on tough issues such as education, health care, family values, race relations, taxes, charity, and the role of faith in public life. In his journey from poverty to the top of his field, Dr. Carson has lived the American dream. He shows how we can save that dream for our future generations, by restoring a moral, informed citizenry that will support one nation, under God, indivisible. — Provided by publisher.
• The 2013 National Prayer Breakfast — Saving our future — pt. 1. Causes of disunity and decline — Political correctness — Elitism — Ignorance and forgetfulness — Bigotry — No winners in political fighting — Enslaving our children : don’t sell the future — pt. 2. Solutions — Pushing back — Respectful disagreement — The art of compromise — Becoming informed — Wisdom and knowledge — My brother’s keeper — pt. 3. Who we are — Without a vision — Role models — The origin of morality — Take courage.

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• United States — Moral conditions.
• Social values — United States.
• United States — Politics and government — 21st century.
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Part of the series Asian American history and culture;Asian American history and culture.
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• Based on more than a decade of research, Making a Global Immigrant Neighborhood charts the evolution of Sunset Park–with a densely concentrated working-poor and racially diverse immigrant population–from the late 1960s to its current status as one of New York City’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Tarry Hum shows how processes of globalization, such as shifts in low-wage labor markets and immigration patterns, shaped the neighborhood. She explains why Sunset Park’s future now depends on Asian and Latino immigrant collaborations in advancing common interests in community building, civic engagement, entrepreneurialism, and sustainability planning. She shows, too, how residents’ responses to urban development policies and projects and the capital represented by local institutions and banks foster community activism. Hum pays close attention to the complex social, political, and spatial dynamics that forge a community and create new models of leadership as well as coalitions. The evolution of Sunset Park so astutely depicted in this book suggests new avenues for studying urban change and community development. — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• 1. Immigrant Places: Toward a Theory of Global Neighborhoods — 2. Making Sunset Park: Settlement, Decline, and Transformation — 3. The Working Poverty of Neighborhood Revitalization: Industrial Sweatshops and Street Vendors — 4. Immigrant Growth Coalitions and Neighborhood Change: The Role of Ethnic Banks — 5. Gentrifying Sunset Park: Community Boards, City Planning, and a Migrant Civil Society — 6. Power Plants, Sex Shops, Industrial Zones, and Open Space: The Politics of a Sustainable Working Waterfront.

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• Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.) — History.
• Community development — New York (State) — New York — History.
• Ethnic neighborhoods — New York (State) — New York — History.
• Immigrants — New York (State) — New York — History.
• New York (State) — New York. fast (OCoLC)fst01204333
• New York (State) — New York — Sunset Park. fast (OCoLC)fst01323462
• Einwanderer. (DE-588)4151434-8 gnd
• Ethnische Beziehung. (DE-588)4176973-9 gnd
• Nachbarschaft. (DE-588)4041030-4 gnd
• Sunset Park. (DE-588)1060278480 gnd
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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• Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to starting–and keeping–an active and effective volunteer programDrawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only guide you need for establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program. Written by nonprofit leader Tracy Connors, this handy reference offers practical guidance on such essential issues as motivating people to volunteer their time and services, recruitment, and more. Up-to-date and practical, this is the essential guide to managing your nonprofit’s most important resource: its volunteers.Now covers volunteer demographics, volunteer program leaders and managers, policy making and implementation, planning and staff analysis, recruiting, interviewing and screening volunteers, orienting and training volunteers, and much moreUp-to-date, practical guidance for the major areas of volunteer leadership and managementExplores volunteers and the law: liabilities, immunities, and responsibilitiesDesigned to help nonprofit organizations survive and thrive, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is an indispensable reference that is unsurpassed in both the breadth and depth of its coverage — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Machine generated contents note: Preface.Part One Volunteer Resource Program Assessment, Analysis, and Planning.Organizational Assessment/Planning.Chapter 1 Volunteer Models and Management (R. Dale Safrit, Ed.D. North Carolina State University and Ryan Schmiesing, Ph.D. Ohio Community Service Council).Chapter 2 Volunteer Demographics (Harriett C. Edwards, Ed.D., R. Dale Safrit, Ed.D. and Kimberly Allen, North Carolina State University).Chapter 3 Preparing the Organization for Volunteers (Jeffery L. Brudney, Ph.D., Cleveland State University).Chapter 4 Shaping an Organizational Culture of Employee and Volunteer Commitment (Judith A. M. Smith, D. M., HandsOn Jacksonville, Inc.).Operational Assessment/Planning.Chapter 5 Maximizing Volunteer Engagement (Sarah Jane Rehnborg, Ph.D. and Meg Moore, MBA, University Of Texas at Austin).Chapter 6 Assessment, Planning and Staffing Analysis (Cheryle Yallen, MS, CNY Enterprises, Chicago, IL and Barbara Wentworth, MS).Chapter 7 Policy Development for Volunteer Involvement (Linda L. Graff, BSW, MA, Linda Graff and Associates Inc.).Part Two Strategic Deployment and Implementation.Accession.Chapter 8 The Latest Approach to Volunteer Recruitment Competency-Competence Pathways and Volunteer Resource Management Systems (Stephen Hobbs, Ed.D., WELLthLearning.com).Chapter 9 Orientation.Welcoming New Volunteers into the Organization (Harriett C. Edwards, Ed.D., North Carolina State University).Training.Chapter 10 Training Volunteers (Mary Kay Hood, M.S., Hendricks Regional Health).Communications.Chapter 11 Volunteer and Staff Relations (Nancy Macduff, MACE, Macduff/Bunt Associates).Chapter 12 Communicating with Volunteers and Staff (Denise Sevick Bortree, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University).Program Management.Chapter 13 Volunteer Performance Management.The Impact Wheel (Julie Cross, Ph.D., Stratagem, Inc. and Stephen Hobbs, Ed.D., WELLth Learning Network).Chapter 14 Risk Management in Volunteer Involvement (Linda L. Graff, MA, Linda Graff and Associates Inc.).Part Three Results and Ev

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• Voluntarism — United States — Management.
• Nonprofit organizations — United States — Personnel management.

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• People Power is about how people can effectively organize to pursue justice, what power structures do in response to organizing, and how to beat the powers that be. Providing a vibrant story of many different organizers and organizations, its lessons are essential if we are to restore American democracy — Provided by publisher.
• Preface: Why is Alinsky important today? / Mike Miller — Part I: Introduction. Editors’ introduction / Mike Miller and Aaron Schutz Saul Alinsky and his core concepts / Mike Miller What is an organizer? (1973) / Richard Rothstein — Part II: Alinsky’s colleagues. Section A: Nicholas von Hoffman : the Woodlawn Organization and the Civil Rights Movement in the north. An Introduction to Nicholas von Hoffman / Aaron Schutz The Woodlawn Organization : assorted essays (1961-1969) / Various Authors Questions and answers (1959) / Saul Alinsky, Nicholas von Hoffman, and Lester Hunt Finding and making leaders (1963) / Nicholas von Hoffman — Section B: Fred Ross : organizing Mexican Americans in the west. Fred Ross and the house-meeting approach / Various Authors Cesar Chavez and the fate of farmworker organizing / Mike Miller Dolores Huerta and Gil Padilla / Various Authors — Section C: Tom Gaudette and His Legacy. Tom Gaudette : an oral history / Various Speakers Shel Trapp and Gale Cincotta / Various Authors What every community organization should know about community development (1975) / Stan Holt John Baumann and the PICO National Network / interviewed by Mike Miller — Section D: Dick Harmon. An introduction to Dick Harmon / Various Authors Making an offer we can’t refuse (1973) / Dick Harmon — Section E: Ed Chambers and the Industrial Areas Foundation (LAF). Ed Chambers : The IAF Institute and the post-Alinsky IAF / Mike Miller Organizing for family and congregation (1978) / Industrial Areas Foundation Relationship and power : an interview with Ernesto Cortes Jr. (1993) / Noelle McAfee A call for organizing, confrontation, and community building (1995) / Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood Standing for the whole (1990) / Industrial Areas Foundation — Part III: Different directions. Section A: Heather Booth, Midwest Academy, and Citizen Action. An introduction to Heather Booth, the Midwest Academy, and Citizen Action / Aaron Schutz, with commentary by Mike Miller Direct action org

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• Community organization — United States.
• Alinsky, Saul David, 1909-1972 — Political and social views.
• Social justice — United States.
• Democracy — United States.
• Radicals — United States — Biography.
• Social reformers — United States — Biography.
• Political activists — United States — Biography.
• Alinsky, Saul David, 1909-1972. fast (OCoLC)fst00033623
• United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
• Biography. fast (OCoLC)fst01423686

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• Urban poverty, along with all of its poignant manifestations, is moving from city centers to working-class and industrial suburbs in contemporary America. Nowhere is this more evident than in East St. Louis, Illinois. Once a thriving manufacturing and transportation center, East St. Louis is now known for its unemployment, crime, and collapsing infrastructure. Abandoned in the Heartland takes us into the lives of East St. Louis’s predominantly African American residents to find out what has happened since industry abandoned the city, and jobs, quality schools, and city services disappeared, leaving people isolated and imperiled. Jennifer Hamer introduces men who search for meaning and opportunity in dead-end jobs, women who often take on caretaking responsibilities until well into old age, and parents who have the impossible task of protecting their children in this dangerous, and literally toxic, environment. Illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs showing how the city has changed over time, this book, full of stories of courage and fortitude, offers a powerful vision of the transformed circumstances of life in one American suburb. –Publisher’s website.
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• In America’s heartland — East St. Louisans and their cars — Work and meaning in a jobless suburb — Hustling, clean and dirty — Around here, women never get done workin — Gotta protect my own — The cost of abandonment.

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• East Saint Louis (Ill.) — Social conditions — 21st century.
• East Saint Louis (Ill.) — Economic conditions — 21st century.
• Working class — Illinois — East Saint Louis.
• African Americans — Illinois — East Saint Louis.
• Illinois — East Saint Louis. fast (OCoLC)fst01213679
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Part of the series Dilemmas in American politics;Dilemmas in American politics.
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• Why does inequality have such a hold on American society and public policy? And what can we, as citizens, do about it? Inequality in America takes an in-depth look at individual-level and systemic inequality, focusing in particular on race, poverty, and gender, across a wide range of issues from housing and education to crime, employment and health. Caliendo shows how individual-level prejudice and systemic inequality are interrelated, how individual beliefs and attitudes can affect public opinion and lawmakers’ policy solutions and how systemic barriers to advancement as a result of these policies then contribute to individual perceptions, creating a cycle of disadvantage and advantage that can be difficult to break, though not impossible. Feature boxes throughout the book offer insight into key public figures who have worked to combat inequality and suggestions for individual action. Concise and written in an accessible manner, Inequality in America paves the way for students to think critically about the effects of the attitudes, behaviors and structures of inequality — Provided by publisher.
• Introduction — Poverty and the myth of meritocracy — Racial and economic inequality through the lens of political science — Defining inequality — Hegemony and intersectionality — The politics of inequality — 1. Representation and the roots of inequality — Defining (in)equality — democracy’s promise : America’s founding principles — Representation : elected officials — Representation : the courts — The American anomaly — Alternatives to our current system — American pluralism — 2. Income and wealth — Income — Wealth — Representing the poor — 3. Housing — The roots of disadvantage — Opportunities for homeownership — Racial inequality and housing — Poverty in rural America and housing — 4. Education — The roots of inequality in education — Inequality in funding — Inequality in outcomes — 5. Crime and employment — Discrimination in hiring — Education and training opportunities for minorities — Criminal justice and employment — Immigrants and employment — 6. Health — Access to health care — Disparities in health care access — Disparities in nutrition and access to healthy foods — 7. Gender — We just don’t get it — Getting our language straight — Gender inequality and poverty — Gender and housing access — Gender inequality and education — Gender and crime — Gender, reproductive rights, and health — Women in office — 8. Affirmative action — History of affirmative action in America — From Davis to Ann Arbor to Austin — Affirmative action beyond the classroom — Affirmative action ballot initiatives and referendums — Conclusion : the space between power and powerlessness.

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• Equality — United States.
• Social stratification — United States.
• Power (Social sciences) — United States.
• United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155

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