The Road Not Taken - A History of Radical Social Work in the United States (Paperback, New in paperback)

The Road Not Taken: A History of Radical Social Work in the United States examines the evolution of social work in the United States through a lens rarely utilized in explorations of the profession's past. Employing a broad range of primary and secondary sources, many of them previously untapped, the authors focus on the influence of radical individuals and ideas in shaping the development of social work practice and social welfare policies during the past century. The book also explores the responses of mainstream institutions, political leaders, and the media to the ideas and actions of radical social workers: responses which ranged from accommodation, co-optation, and incorporation to harsh repression. The Road Not Taken is an appeal to re-examine the profession's history in light of the critical choices made and the battles fought or deferred by American social workers, and to consider how they might respond to contemporary and future political and cultural threats.

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General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2002
First published:	2001
Authors:	Michael Reisch • Janice Andrews
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	290
Edition:	New in paperback
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-93399-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	0-415-93399-4
Barcode:	9780415933995

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