A review by dtpsweeney
Poor People's Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail by Frances Fox Piven, Richard A. Cloward

4.0

An extremely compelling sociological / historical view of social movements in the United States. Piven and Cloward are convincing contrarian thinkers whose critiques of the typical "community organizing" model are necessary and historically grounded. This work challenges me to think very differently about how communities can (and often cannot) leverage significant social change. It is extremely well-researched, tactically and strategically valuable, and productively discomforting.

All of that being said, it reads like a brick. Reading this book is work. On the upside, some sections are useful in case of insomnia.