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- catalog abstract ""A Brooklyn neighborhood once called "the beginning of the end of civilization" is where organizer Michael Gecan got his start. Hired by local congregations to help revive their community, he and his colleagues spend two decades wrestling with New York politicians in an impassioned effort against all odds to build three thousand new homes." "From sometimes hilarious encounters with Ed Koch to complicated negotiations with Rudy Giuliani, Going Public tells the inside story of how cities really work, and how organized citizens can outmaneuver massive bureaucracies and generate major change."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12618872.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""A Brooklyn neighborhood once called "the beginning of the end of civilization" is where organizer Michael Gecan got his start. Hired by local congregations to help revive their community, he and his colleagues spend two decades wrestling with New York politicians in an impassioned effort against all odds to build three thousand new homes." "From sometimes hilarious encounters with Ed Koch to complicated negotiations with Rudy Giuliani, Going Public tells the inside story of how cities really work, and how organized citizens can outmaneuver massive bureaucracies and generate major change."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. The habit of relating -- 1. All real living is meeting -- 2. The world as it is -- pt. 2. The habit of action -- 3. Activists on a Manhattan street -- 4. Introducing your larger self -- 5. Merit means (almost) nothing -- 6. Chutzpah helps -- 7. Ambiguity, reciprocity, victory -- pt. 3. The habit of organization -- 8. The hard edges of effective organization -- 9. Disorganizing and reorganizing -- pt. 4. The habit of reflection -- 10. Three public cultures -- 11. Fault lines and collisions -- 12. The right relationship.".
- catalog extent "xix, 191 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0807043370 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Beacon Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "307.1/4/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Community development United States Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Community organization United States Case studies.".
- catalog subject "HN90.C6 G43 2002".
- catalog subject "Industrial Areas Foundation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. The habit of relating -- 1. All real living is meeting -- 2. The world as it is -- pt. 2. The habit of action -- 3. Activists on a Manhattan street -- 4. Introducing your larger self -- 5. Merit means (almost) nothing -- 6. Chutzpah helps -- 7. Ambiguity, reciprocity, victory -- pt. 3. The habit of organization -- 8. The hard edges of effective organization -- 9. Disorganizing and reorganizing -- pt. 4. The habit of reflection -- 10. Three public cultures -- 11. Fault lines and collisions -- 12. The right relationship.".
- catalog title "Going public / Michael Gecan.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".