Jill M. Bystydzienski is director of the Women's Studies Program and professor of sociology at Iowa State University. Steven P. Schacht is assistant professor of sociology at Plattsburgh State University of New York.

This diverse collection of essays and case studies provides a fascinating introduction to the difficulties in developing and sustaining coalitions committed to social change.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 ForewordPart 3 1: IntroductionPart 4 I: Theoretical PerspectivesChapter 5 2: Multiple Identity and Coalition Building: How Identity Differences Within Us Enable Radical Alliances Among UsChapter 6 3: The Dream of Common Differences: Coalitions, Progressive Politics and Black Feminist ThoughtChapter 7 4: From Mere Solidarity to Mirror Solidarity: Building Alliances on Perceptual GroundPart 8 II: Barriers to Coalition FormationChapter 9 5: Collaborating Across Difference: From Theory and Rhetoric to the Hard Reality of Building CoalitionsChapter 10 6: Building Alliances Between Immigrant Rights and Queer MovementsChapter 11 7: "Isms" and AIDS: Transforming Multicultural Coalitions into Radical AlliancesPart 12 III: Local Community-Based CoalitionsChapter 13 8: The Challenge and Rewards of Coalition Building: Pittsburgh's Alliance for Progressive ActionChapter 14 9: Party Time? Building a Progressive Electoral Movement: A Case for the New PartyChapter 15 10: Organizing for Democracy Through Faith-Based Institutions: The Industrial Areas Foundation in ActionChapter 16 11: Let's Not Create Evilness for This River: Inter-Ethic Environmental Alliances of Native Americans and Rural Whites in Northern WisconsinPart 17 IV: Feminist CoalitionsChapter 18 12: Anti-Rape Coalitions: Radical, Liberal, and Black Feminists Challenging BoundariesChapter 19 13: Negotiating Difference: Singaporean Women Building an Ethics of RespectChapter 20 14: Feminist Women and (Pro) Feminist Men: Moving from an Uneasy to Radical AlliancePart 21 V: Student CoalitionsChapter 22 15: Reasons to Resist: Coalition Building at Indiana UniversityChapter 23 16: Building Community Amidst the Ruins: Strategies for Struggle from the Coalition for Justice at South Hampton CollegePart 24 VI: International CoalitionsChapter 25 17: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Alliances: The Perils of SuccessChapter 26 18: Coalitions Working for Social Justice: Transnational NGOs and International GovernancePart 27 Index

Jill M. Bystydzienski is director of the Women's Studies Program and professor of sociology at Iowa State University. Steven P. Schacht is assistant professor of sociology at Plattsburgh State University of New York.

This diverse collection of essays and case studies provides a fascinating introduction to the difficulties in developing and sustaining coalitions committed to social change.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 ForewordPart 3 1: IntroductionPart 4 I: Theoretical PerspectivesChapter 5 2: Multiple Identity and Coalition Building: How Identity Differences Within Us Enable Radical Alliances Among UsChapter 6 3: The Dream of Common Differences: Coalitions, Progressive Politics and Black Feminist ThoughtChapter 7 4: From Mere Solidarity to Mirror Solidarity: Building Alliances on Perceptual GroundPart 8 II: Barriers to Coalition FormationChapter 9 5: Collaborating Across Difference: From Theory and Rhetoric to the Hard Reality of Building CoalitionsChapter 10 6: Building Alliances Between Immigrant Rights and Queer MovementsChapter 11 7: "Isms" and AIDS: Transforming Multicultural Coalitions into Radical AlliancesPart 12 III: Local Community-Based CoalitionsChapter 13 8: The Challenge and Rewards of Coalition Building: Pittsburgh's Alliance for Progressive ActionChapter 14 9: Party Time? Building a Progressive Electoral Movement: A Case for the New PartyChapter 15 10: Organizing for Democracy Through Faith-Based Institutions: The Industrial Areas Foundation in ActionChapter 16 11: Let's Not Create Evilness for This River: Inter-Ethic Environmental Alliances of Native Americans and Rural Whites in Northern WisconsinPart 17 IV: Feminist CoalitionsChapter 18 12: Anti-Rape Coalitions: Radical, Liberal, and Black Feminists Challenging BoundariesChapter 19 13: Negotiating Difference: Singaporean Women Building an Ethics of RespectChapter 20 14: Feminist Women and (Pro) Feminist Men: Moving from an Uneasy to Radical AlliancePart 21 V: Student CoalitionsChapter 22 15: Reasons to Resist: Coalition Building at Indiana UniversityChapter 23 16: Building Community Amidst the Ruins: Strategies for Struggle from the Coalition for Justice at South Hampton CollegePart 24 VI: International CoalitionsChapter 25 17: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Alliances: The Perils of SuccessChapter 26 18: Coalitions Working for Social Justice: Transnational NGOs and International GovernancePart 27 Index

Jill M. Bystydzienski is director of the Women's Studies Program and professor of sociology at Iowa State University. Steven P. Schacht is assistant professor of sociology at Plattsburgh State University of New York.

This diverse collection of essays and case studies provides a fascinating introduction to the difficulties in developing and sustaining coalitions committed to social change.

• Part 1 PrefacePart 2 ForewordPart 3 1: IntroductionPart 4 I: Theoretical PerspectivesChapter 5 2: Multiple Identity and Coalition Building: How Identity Differences Within Us Enable Radical Alliances Among UsChapter 6 3: The Dream of Common Differences: Coalitions, Progressive Politics and Black Feminist ThoughtChapter 7 4: From Mere Solidarity to Mirror Solidarity: Building Alliances on Perceptual GroundPart 8 II: Barriers to Coalition FormationChapter 9 5: Collaborating Across Difference: From Theory and Rhetoric to the Hard Reality of Building CoalitionsChapter 10 6: Building Alliances Between Immigrant Rights and Queer MovementsChapter 11 7: "Isms" and AIDS: Transforming Multicultural Coalitions into Radical AlliancesPart 12 III: Local Community-Based CoalitionsChapter 13 8: The Challenge and Rewards of Coalition Building: Pittsburgh's Alliance for Progressive ActionChapter 14 9: Party Time? Building a Progressive Electoral Movement: A Case for the New PartyChapter 15 10: Organizing for Democracy Through Faith-Based Institutions: The Industrial Areas Foundation in ActionChapter 16 11: Let's Not Create Evilness for This River: Inter-Ethic Environmental Alliances of Native Americans and Rural Whites in Northern WisconsinPart 17 IV: Feminist CoalitionsChapter 18 12: Anti-Rape Coalitions: Radical, Liberal, and Black Feminists Challenging BoundariesChapter 19 13: Negotiating Difference: Singaporean Women Building an Ethics of RespectChapter 20 14: Feminist Women and (Pro) Feminist Men: Moving from an Uneasy to Radical AlliancePart 21 V: Student CoalitionsChapter 22 15: Reasons to Resist: Coalition Building at Indiana UniversityChapter 23 16: Building Community Amidst the Ruins: Strategies for Struggle from the Coalition for Justice at South Hampton CollegePart 24 VI: International CoalitionsChapter 25 17: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Alliances: The Perils of SuccessChapter 26 18: Coalitions Working for Social Justice: Transnational NGOs and International GovernancePart 27 Index