Street Citizens - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Street Citizens write by Marco Giugni. This book was released on 2019-04-04. Street Citizens available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What are protest politics and social movement activism today? What are their main features? To what extent can street citizens be seen as a force driving social and political change? Through analyses of original survey data on activists themselves, Marco Giugni and Maria T. Grasso explain the character of contemporary protest politics that we see today - the diverse motivations, social characteristics, values and networks that draw activists to engage politically to tackle the pressing social problems of our time. The study analyzes left-wing protest culture as well as the characteristics of protest politics, from the motivations of street citizens to how they become engaged in demonstrations to the causes they defend and the issues they promote, from their mobilizing structures to their political attitudes and values, as well as other key aspects such as their sense of identity within social movements, their perceived effectiveness, and the role of emotions for protest participation.
Street Citizens
Street Citizens - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Street Citizens write by Marco Giugni. This book was released on 2019-04-04. Street Citizens available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explains the character of contemporary protest politics through a micro-mobilization analysis of participation in street demonstrations.
Citizen Brown
Citizen Brown - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Citizen Brown write by Colin Gordon. This book was released on 2019-09-11. Citizen Brown available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, ignited nationwide protests and brought widespread attention police brutality and institutional racism. But Ferguson was no aberration. As Colin Gordon shows in this urgent and timely book, the events in Ferguson exposed not only the deep racism of the local police department but also the ways in which decades of public policy effectively segregated people and curtailed citizenship not just in Ferguson but across the St. Louis suburbs. Citizen Brown uncovers half a century of private practices and public policies that resulted in bitter inequality and sustained segregation in Ferguson and beyond. Gordon shows how municipal and school district boundaries were pointedly drawn to contain or exclude African Americans and how local policies and services—especially policing, education, and urban renewal—were weaponized to maintain civic separation. He also makes it clear that the outcry that arose in Ferguson was no impulsive outburst but rather an explosion of pent-up rage against long-standing systems of segregation and inequality—of which a police force that viewed citizens not as subjects to serve and protect but as sources of revenue was only the most immediate example. Worse, Citizen Brown illustrates the fact that though the greater St. Louis area provides some extraordinarily clear examples of fraught racial dynamics, in this it is hardly alone among American cities and regions. Interactive maps and other companion resources to Citizen Brown are available at the book website.
The Citizens' Council
The Citizens' Council - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Citizens' Council write by Neil R. McMillen. This book was released on 1994. The Citizens' Council available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This in-depth account of the rise and decline of the Citizens' Councils of America details the organization's role in the massive resistance to school desegregation in the South following the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Included are a new preface and updated bibliography. "A tour de force of research and narration. . . in highly readable style. [McMillen] . . . seems to have read everything the historical record has to offer on the subject and to have known exactly what to make of it. . . Himself squarely on the side of the future, he is sensitive to the anguish that prompted the hysteria of the misguided racist. . . . By any test, a masterful study." -- Journal of Southern History "Takes seriously the people who made the movement, when ridicule and caricature would have been an easier analytical technique. Solidly researched and well written. . . an intriguing story." -- Augustus M. Burns, Social Studies
Main Street Renewal
Main Street Renewal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Main Street Renewal write by Roger L. Kemp. This book was released on 2000. Main Street Renewal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Towns and communities across America once revolved around their downtowns. Here people shopped, worked, relaxed, and worshipped. Changing needs and developments, however, resulted in their abandonment. Over the past decade, citizens have begun to seek ways to rejuvenate their main streets. While these efforts have experienced varying levels of success, this handbook presents many of the more successful programs, providing practical and proven "how-to" insights for those communities seeking similar results for their downtowns. The articles collected here provide an introduction to the downtown situation and its complex issues. They illustrate techniques of organization and management, describe the tools required for successful main street renewal, and provide case studies of many successful programs from across the country. This valuable tool for city planners, business people, and private citizens includes a bibliography and index.
