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The Activist's Handbook [electronic resource] : Winning Social Change in the 21st Century.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780520956995 (electronic bk.)
  • 0520956990 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 303.480973 23
LOC classification:
  • HN65 .S48 2013eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Don't Respond, Strategize; 2 Elected Officials: Inspiring Fear and Loathing; 3 Coalition Activism: Rounding Up the Unusual Suspects; 4 Ballot Initiatives: The Rules of the Game; 5 The Media: Winning More Than Coverage; 6 The Internet and Social Media: Maximizing the Power of Online Activism; 7 Direct Action: Acting Up, Sitting In, Taking to the Streets; 8 Lawyers: Allies or Obstacles to Social Change?; 9 Student Activists Lead the Way; Conclusion: New Activism for the Twenty-First Century; Notes; Index
Summary: In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Activist's Handbook, Randy Shaw's hard-hitting guide to winning social change, the author brings the strategic and tactical guidance of the prior edition into the age of Obama. Shaw details how activists can best use the Internet and social media, and analyzes the strategic strengths and weaknesses of rising 21st century movements for immigrant rights, marriage equality, and against climate change. Shaw also highlights increased student activism towards fostering greater social justice in the 21st century.The Activist's Handboo.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Don't Respond, Strategize; 2 Elected Officials: Inspiring Fear and Loathing; 3 Coalition Activism: Rounding Up the Unusual Suspects; 4 Ballot Initiatives: The Rules of the Game; 5 The Media: Winning More Than Coverage; 6 The Internet and Social Media: Maximizing the Power of Online Activism; 7 Direct Action: Acting Up, Sitting In, Taking to the Streets; 8 Lawyers: Allies or Obstacles to Social Change?; 9 Student Activists Lead the Way; Conclusion: New Activism for the Twenty-First Century; Notes; Index

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Activist's Handbook, Randy Shaw's hard-hitting guide to winning social change, the author brings the strategic and tactical guidance of the prior edition into the age of Obama. Shaw details how activists can best use the Internet and social media, and analyzes the strategic strengths and weaknesses of rising 21st century movements for immigrant rights, marriage equality, and against climate change. Shaw also highlights increased student activism towards fostering greater social justice in the 21st century.The Activist's Handboo.

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