TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schneiderhan,Erik
TI  - The Size of Others' Burdens: Barack Obama, Jane Addams, and the Politics of Helping Others
SN  - 9780804794954
AV  - HV99 
U1  - 361.973 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Redwood City
PB  - Stanford University Press
KW  - Addams, Jane, -- 1860-1935
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - Social reformers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
KW  - Charity -- Political aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
KW  - Individualism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
KW  - Charities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
KW  - Community organization -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: An American's Dilemma -- Chapter 2: The Right to Be Heard -- Chapter 3: The Chicago Scheme -- Chapter 4: A Clash of Ethical Standards -- Chapter 5: Wake Up! It's Morning in America -- Chapter 6: A Big City with Big Problems -- Chapter 7: Balancing a Hard Head with a Big Heart -- Chapter 8: Mixing on the Thronged and Common Road -- Appendix: On Methods and Theory -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - This book asks how people can act in the face of competing pressures--the American ideal of self-reliance and a communal value of helping those in need--and explores the stories of two famous community organizers, Jane Addams and Barack Obama, to develop present-day lessons for improving our communities
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ER  -