Welfare: A Documentary History Of U.S. Policy And Politics
Unfinished Work: This is a very difficult read. The authors present us with about 187 chapters of documents written between 1884 to 2002 from hundreds of different authors. This may be a fine set of reference for anybody who wishes to write a "good& [... more]
$28.00
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Poor People's Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail
A timeless classic that all activists should buy: Piven and Cloward's work will always be useful in the study of social movements. I enjoyed this book and think others will as well. I don't believe this book should ONLY be read by students and academics [... more]
$14.75
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Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare
For anyone who is not afraid of the REAL TRUTH about Welfare: When I first read this book several years ago, it was like learning that there's no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny. It completely shook my sense of social and political reality. It is a [... more]
$16.95
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Why Americans Still Don't Vote: And Why Politicians Want ...
Eye-Opening: Piven and Cloward offer an intelligent, yet readable discussion on the downsizing of the American electorate. They claim that having low voter participation helps the controlling factions of the political parties remain unthreatened. They [... more]
$18.00
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How East New York Became a Ghetto
Useful, but...: How ENY Became A Ghetto is about the last 40 years in ENY. It's mainly about housing, inequality, and race. I review the pros and cons. PROS: - the book exists: there is something to read on ENY. - it provides a lot of facts and good [... more]
$50.00
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Roots to Power: A Manual for Grassroots Organizing
Author: Lee Staples Author: Richard A. Cloward Author: Frances Fox Piven Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 361.80973 EAN: 9780275918002 ISBN: 0275918009 Number Of Pages: 234 Publication Date: 1984-06-15 [... more]
$33.95
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How East New York Became a Ghetto
Useful, but...: How ENY Became A Ghetto is about the last 40 years in ENY. It's mainly about housing, inequality, and race. I review the pros and cons. PROS: - the book exists: there is something to read on ENY. - it provides a lot of facts and good [... more]
$24.00
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The War at Home: The Domestic Costs of Bush's Militarism
A sharp indictment of the neoconservative agenda: "The War at Home" by Frances Fox Piven is a sharp indictment of the Bush administration's neoconservative agenda. Cloaked in the righteousness of war, Ms. Piven argues that extremist elements [... more]
$19.95
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Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare
For anyone who is not afraid of the REAL TRUTH about Welfare: When I first read this book several years ago, it was like learning that there's no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny. It completely shook my sense of social and political reality. It is a [... more]
$10.00
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Poor people's movements: Why they succeed, how they fail
A timeless classic that all activists should buy: Piven and Cloward's work will always be useful in the study of social movements. I enjoyed this book and think others will as well. I don't believe this book should ONLY be read by students and academics [... more]
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Regulating The Poor: The Functions Of Public Welfare
For anyone who is not afraid of the REAL TRUTH about Welfare: When I first read this book several years ago, it was like learning that there's no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny. It completely shook my sense of social and political reality. It is a [... more]
$10.00
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The War at Home: The Domestic Costs of Bush's Militarism
A sharp indictment of the neoconservative agenda: "The War at Home" by Frances Fox Piven is a sharp indictment of the Bush administration's neoconservative agenda. Cloaked in the righteousness of war, Ms. Piven argues that extremist elements [... more]
$14.95
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