Crucibles of Black Empowerment - Chicago s Neighborhood Politics From New Deal to Harold Washington

The term "community organizer" was deployed repeatedly against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as a way to paint him as an inexperienced politician unfit for the presidency. This book recounts the rise of African American political power and activism from 1930s onward, revealing how it was achieved through community building.

Info autore

Jeffrey Helgeson is assistant professor at Texas State University-San Marcos. He is also a director at Labor Trail, a collaborative project of the Chicago Center for Working Class Studies.

Riassunto

The term "community organizer" was deployed repeatedly against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as a way to paint him as an inexperienced politician unfit for the presidency. This book recounts the rise of African American political power and activism from 1930s onward, revealing how it was achieved through community building.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeffrey Helgeson, Helgeson Jeffrey
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.04.2014
• EAN: 9780226130699
• ISBN: 978-0-226-13069-9
• Pagine: 368
• Serie: Historical Studies of Urban America; Historical Studies of Urban Am; Historical Studies of Urban America; Historical Studies of Urban Am
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, 20th Century, Illinois, Political activism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Civil rights & citizenship, Black & Asian Studies, Civics and citizenship, Political activism / Political engagement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General