Rules For Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Alinsky, Saul D - 1971

New York: Random House, 1971. Number-line beginning w/5. Black full cloth boards, red metallic stylized S A cover initials, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear. Deckled pages near fine; small mark inside cover. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, slight wear, small spine sticker-pull; unclipped 6.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Stylized dj with block letters on red and gold fields at cover and spine. Back panel features photo of Alinsky w/KKK in garb picture in b.g. and review quotes below. Near very good original edition in same wrapper. The final book by activist and University of Chicago alumnus shortly before his death. His objective was to create a guide for "community organizers" in impoverished inner cities, etc., for the "Have-Nots" and those representing them, to be utilized and organized. Alinsky compiled tactics learned while organizing from 1939-1971 and targeted the current generation of disaffected. Divided into ten chapters of techniques of binding people together to effect change and disruption. Alinsky's rules have been successfully applied by numerous groups and have recurring elements in various political campaigns and movements. 196 pages and a page About the Author. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.