xxxii, 298 p. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction. Invisible actors : community organizing, agenda setting, and American social movements -- Different mobilizing cultures : congregation-based organizing and ACORN -- Religion and progressive politics : Church-Based Community Organizing's innovative cultural strategy -- Experimenting with national organizing campaigns : ACORN's innovative political strategy -- Organizing is a numbers game : St. Louis ACORN -- A seat at the regional table : Metropolitan Congregations United for St. Louis -- La puebla unida : ACORN in the Sunbelt -- The power is in the relationship : San Jose PACT -- The results of organizing -- American inequality and the potential of community organizing

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