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Rights-based community practice and academic activism in a turbulent world : putting theory into practice in Israel, Palestine and Jordan / Jim Torczyner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Torczyner, James L., author.
- Series:
- Routledge advances in social work
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social work education--Israel.
- Social work education.
- Social workers--Training of--Israel.
- Social workers.
- Social work education--West Bank.
- Social workers--Training of--West Bank.
- Social work education--Gaza Strip.
- Social workers--Training of--Gaza Strip.
- Social work education--Jordan.
- Social workers--Training of--Jordan.
- Social workers--Training of.
- Jordan.
- Gaza Strip.
- West Bank.
- Israel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Milton, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Jim Torczyner is Professor of Social Work and founder of the McGill Middle East Program in civil society and peace building (renamed ICAN McGill), which is the subject of this book. Jim joined the faculty at McGill University in 1973 after obtaining his MSW and DSW degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Torczyner has been directly involved in social work, human rights education, and the development of social movements for well over a half-century.
- Contents:
- The evolution of an academic activist
- Dancing between the raindrops: the politics of totally locally owned crossing boundaries
- It's about relationships: the launching of the McGill Middle East program in civil society and peace building
- You don't have to love your neighbor-just accept that you have one: a regional program with Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian partners takes form
- Moving toward the people
- Empowering the marginalized in times of violent conflict
- Advancing peace
- Furthering the vision in practice
- Survival and transformation in the wilderness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 11, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Torczyner, James L.. Rights-based community practice and academic activism in a turbulent world
- ISBN:
- 9780429295508
- 0429295502
- 9781000318524
- 1000318524
- 9781000318500
- 1000318508
- 9781000318487
- 1000318486
- Publisher Number:
- 40030354623
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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