The Citizen Action Encyclopedia: Groups and Movements That Have Changed America

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The Citizen Action Encyclopedia provides basic information on the activities and significance of the people, organizations, and events that comprise the history of American citizen activism in the 20th century. Containing almost 300 cross-referenced entries and 50 illustrations, the encyclopedia includes individuals, groups, and movements that achieved both national standing and significant success in altering the political, legal, social, or economic structure of the United States. The encyclopedia is the first single-volume reference work to cover the entire spectrum of American activism in the last century, describing groups and activists of both the Left and Right. The book also offers broad general entries that put the debates on such issues as the environment and abortion policy into balanced perspective.

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.,."an excellent reference source, providing useful information and balanced coverage on some of the most important U.S. activist groups and individuals over the past several decades. Recommended for both public and academic library collections."-Reference & User Services Quarterly
.,."this work fills an important gap in referencing the political Right and Center. Recommended for public and academic libraries."-Library Journal
...an excellent reference source, providing useful information and balanced coverage on some of the most important U.S. activist groups and individuals over the past several decades. Recommended for both public and academic library collections.-Reference & User Services Quarterly
...this work fills an important gap in referencing the political Right and Center. Recommended for public and academic libraries.-Library Journal
"Don't Agonize, Organize," is the slogan of OWL, the Older Women's League, and it is the animating force for this fine resource. Halsey, a library science educator and author, has brought together a wide-ranging yet carefully focused work on organizations, people, and events that created a more progressive nation in the twentieth century. In this alphabetically arranged work, the 160 national organizations described had a formalized identity and grassroots advocacy, were commited to making an impact on society, and achieved some success in their objectives....High-school, public, and academic libraries will find The Citizen Action Encyclopedia very helpful for a wide range of users.-Booklist/RBB
..."an excellent reference source, providing useful information and balanced coverage on some of the most important U.S. activist groups and individuals over the past several decades. Recommended for both public and academic library collections."-Reference & User Services Quarterly
..."this work fills an important gap in referencing the political Right and Center. Recommended for public and academic libraries."-Library Journal
""Don't Agonize, Organize," is the slogan of OWL, the Older Women's League, and it is the animating force for this fine resource. Halsey, a library science educator and author, has brought together a wide-ranging yet carefully focused work on organizations, people, and events that created a more progressive nation in the twentieth century. In this alphabetically arranged work, the 160 national organizations described had a formalized identity and grassroots advocacy, were commited to making an impact on society, and achieved some success in their objectives....High-school, public, and academic libraries will find The Citizen Action Encyclopedia very helpful for a wide range of users."-Booklist/RBB

Author Bio

RICHARD S. HALSEY was dean of the School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany, from 1980 until 1993. He has serves as secretary of New York State Common Cause, executive director of the Citizens' Library Council of New York State, chair of the State Documents Committee of The New York State Historical Records Advisory Board and Committee for the New York State Library. Halsey's other publications include contributions on library information topics in Academic American Encyclopedia, Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, and Encarta: Classical Music Recordings for Home and Library and Halsey'Choice in CD Review Digest.