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050 00 $aHD8076$b.P554 2011
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100 1 $aPiven, Frances Fox.
245 10 $aWho's afraid of Frances Fox Piven? :$bthe essential writings of the professor Glenn Beck loves to hate /$cFrances Fox Piven.
260 $aNew York :$bNew Press :$bDistributed by Perseus Distribution,$c2011.
300 $axii, 290 p. ;$c21 cm.
520 $a"The sociologist and political scientist Frances Fox Piven and her late husband Richard Cloward have been famously credited by Glenn Beck with devising the Cloward/Piven Strategy," a world view responsible, according to Beck, for everything from creating a culture of poverty" and fomenting violent revolution" to causing global warming and the recent financial crisis. Called an enemy of the people," over the past year Piven has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign of hatred and disinformation, spearheaded by Beck. How is it that a distinguished university professor, past president of the American Sociological Association, and recipient of numerous awards and accolades for her work on behalf of the poor and for American voting rights, has attracted so much negative attention? For anyone who is skeptical of the World According to Beck, here is a guide to the ideas that Glenn fears most. Who's Afraid of Frances Fox Piven? is a concise, accessible introduction to Piven's actual thinking (versus Beck's outrageous claims), from her early work on welfare rights and poor people's movements," written with her late husband Richard Cloward, through her influential examination of American voting habits, and her most recent work on the possibilities for a new movement for progressive reform. A major corrective to right-wing bombast, this essential book is also a rich source of ideas and inspiration for anyone interested in progressive change"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
650 0 $aWorking class$xPolitical activity$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWelfare rights movement$zUnited States.
650 0 $aVoting$zUnited States.
600 10 $aPiven, Frances Fox.