{"title":"Mark Santow","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the collection of works by Mark Santow, a distinguished author and historian whose insightful analyses open up new perspectives on complex historical topics. Santow’s academic work gravitates around themes of race, social activism, and political dynamics in American history, offering readers a nuanced understanding of these intricate subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNotably, his book \u003cem\u003eSaul Alinsky and the Dilemmas of Race\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the life and times of the influential community organizer, Saul Alinsky, exploring how race and social structures interacted during pivotal periods of civil change in the United States. With meticulous research and engaging narratives, Santow's writings serve both as essential resources for students and historians and as thought-provoking reads for anyone interested in the historical underpinnings of today's societal challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are an enthusiast of history or military studies, or someone seeking to enrich your comprehension of socio-political dynamics, Mark Santow’s works are sure to provide valuable insights and a deeper appreciation of the forces that have shaped contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"saul-alinsky-and-the-dilemmas-of-race-by-mark-santow-9780226826271","title":"Saul Alinsky and the Dilemmas of Race","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking examination of Saul Alinsky's organising work as it relates to race.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSaul Alinsky is the most famous—even infamous—community organiser in American history. Almost single-handedly, he invented a new political form: community federations, which used the power of a neighbourhood's residents to define and fight for their own interests. Across a long and controversial career spanning more than three decades, Alinsky and his Industrial Areas Foundation organised Eastern European meatpackers in Chicago, Kansas City, Buffalo, and St. Paul; Mexican Americans in California and Arizona; white middle-class homeowners on the edge of Chicago's South Side black ghetto; and African Americans in Rochester, Buffalo, Chicago, and other cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMark Santow focuses on Alinsky’s attempts to grapple with the biggest moral dilemma of his age: race. As Santow shows, Alinsky was one of the few activists of the period to take on issues of race on paper \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e in the streets, on both sides of the colour line, in the halls of power, and at the grassroots, in Chicago and in Washington, DC. Alinsky’s ideas, actions, and organisations thus provide us with a unique and comprehensive viewpoint on the politics of race, poverty, and social geography in the United States in the decades after World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough Alinsky’s organising and writing, we can see how the metropolitan colour line was constructed, contested, and maintained—on the street, at the national level, and among white and black alike. In doing so, Santow offers new insight into an epochal figure and the society he worked to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000734236908,"sku":"9780226826271","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20490993482268.jpg?v=1763301303"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/mark-santow.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}