Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgments Introduction: the making of a citizen revolt Repairing America's roots: the changing tradition of community organizing Protecting the public: the citizen activists Solidarity forever: citizen action at the workplace The economics of self-reliance Citizen politics Building a new culture Beyond the marketplace imagination Appendixes Notes Index

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A comprehensive, in-depth look at the origins, development, and themes of the new citizen movement

Reviews

"...a journey of discovery and elation...a throbbing catalogue of civic opportunities to get involved and extend the depths and frontiers of self-government." --Ralph Nader "An important contribution to our understanding of how at least 20 million average Americans have managed to organize themselves around issues of local concern." --The New York Times Book Review "A critically important book for the eighties." --Social Policy "The Backyard Revolution is necessary reading...Clearly this is visionary politics for an age of sophisticated despair." --New Republic