Citizen Solution How You Can Make a Difference

Name: Citizen Solution How You Can Make a Difference
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ISBN: 9780873516105

ISBN-10: 0873516109

ISBN-13: 9780873516105

Edition: 2008

Authors: Harry C. Boyte, Don Shelby, Harry Chatten Boyte

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Nationally known community organizer and activist Harry C. Boyte incites readers to join today's "citizen movement," offering practical tools for how we can change the face of America by focusing on issues close to home. Targeting useful techniques for individuals to raise public consciousness and effectively motivate community-based groups, Boyte grounds his arguments in the country's tradition of "populism," demonstrating how mobilized citizens can be far more powerful than our frequently paralyzed politicians. He then offers practical tips on identifying potential citizen leaders and working through cultural differences without sacrificing identities. Each point is illustrated by…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication date: 7/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction: Beyond Slash-and-Burn Politics



Working Together



Minnesota's Living Civic Culture



Breaking the Silence



A History of Adventurous Experiment



Cultural Leaders



ISAIAH's Worldview



Everyday Politics



From Isolation to Neighborhood Communities



Citizen Professionals



Renewing Government of the People


Afterword: Culture and Power


Notes


Index