{"product_id":"9781442606272","title":"Activism and Social Change: Lessons for Community Organizing, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing on over thirty years of experience in community development practice, Eric Shragge offers a unique historical perspective on activism, linking various forms of local organizing to the broader goal of fundamental social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition places contemporary community organizing in a post-9\/11 context and includes a discussion of national and international organizing efforts—in the Middle East, in the Occupy movement, in European resistance to austerity measures, and in recent student protests in Quebec. A new chapter-length case study covering Shragge's long-term involvement with the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal offers one of the few English-language discussions of community organizing in Quebec. \u003ci\u003eActivism and Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent core or supplementary text in courses on social movements, community organizing, or community development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026429427952,"sku":"9781442606272","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442606272_p0.jpg?v=1763813367","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442606272","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}