Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul Alinsky (E

Description: Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky Guides young revolutionaries in the art of human communication and explains the tactics of organizing others to work within the system for social change. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "This countrys leading hell-raiser" (The Nation) shares his impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructivesocial change and know "the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one."First published in 1971 and written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition. Author Biography SAUL ALINSKY was born in Chicago in 1909 and educated first in the streets of that city and then in its university. Graduate work at the University of Chicago in criminology introduced him to the Capone gang, and later to Joliet State Prison, where he studied prison life.He founded what is known today as the Alinsky ideology and Alinsky concepts of mass organization for power. His work in organizing the poor to fight for their rights as citizens has been internationally recognized. In the late 1930s he organized the Back of the Yards area in Chicago (the neighborhood made famous in Upton Sinclairs The Jungle). Subsequently, through the Industrial Areas Foundation which he began in 1940, Mr. Alinsky and his staff helped to organize communities not only in Chicago but throughout the country. He later turned his attentions to the middle class, creating a training institute for organizers. He died in 1972. Table of Contents The PurposeOf Means and EndsA Word About WordsThe Education of an OrganizerCommunicationIn the BeginningTacticsThe Genesis of Tactic ProxyThe Way Ahead Review "This countrys leading hell-raiser.... has set down some of the rules of the game. No one has had more experience or has been more successful at it than Alinsky." —The Nation"Alinskys techniques and teachings influenced generations of community and labor organizers, including the church-based group hiring a young [Barack] Obama to work on Chicagos South Side in the 1980s.... Alinsky impressed a young [Hillary] Clinton, who was growing up in Park Ridge at the time Alinsky was the director of the Industrial Areas Foundation in Chicago." —Chicago Sun-Times"Alinsky is that rarity in American life, a superlative organizer, strategist, and tactician who is also a social philosopher." —Charles E. Silberman"He cannot be bought; he cannot be intimidated; and he breaks all the rules." —The Economist (London)"I consider him to be one of the few really great men of our century." —Jacques Maritain Review Quote "This countrys leading hell-raiser...has set down some of the rules of the game. No one has had more experience or has been more successful at it than Alinsky." -- The Nation "Alinskys techniques and teachings influenced generations of community and labor organizers, including the church-based group hiring a young [Barack] Obama to work on Chicagos South Side in the 1980s.... Alinsky impressed a young [Hillary] Clinton, who was growing up in Park Ridge at the time Alinsky was the director of the Industrial Areas Foundation in Chicago." -- Chicago Sun-Times Details ISBN0679721134 Author Saul Alinsky Short Title RULES FOR RADICALS Pages 224 Language English ISBN-10 0679721134 ISBN-13 9780679721130 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 303.484 Year 1989 Imprint Vintage Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Series Vintage Edition 2nd Subtitle A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals DOI 10.1604/9780679721130 UK Release Date 1989-10-23 AU Release Date 1989-10-23 NZ Release Date 1989-10-23 US Release Date 1989-10-23 Birth 1912 Death 1982 Affiliation Oxford University Position Author Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1989-10-23 Replaces 9780394717364 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145100596;

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