Poor People's Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail

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Book Section
Sociology
Creators & Publishers
Author
Piven, Frances Fox
Cloward, Richard A.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Metadata
ISBN
0394726979
Collection
Regular item
Year
1979
Keywords
Civil Rights Movement
Poverty
poor people
mass movements
welfare rights
Description

Compares and contrasts the two main approaches taken by poor people's movements in the context of 20th century U.S. history: conventional electoral politics vs. direct action and disruption.