Architects of Change: Studies in the History of Community and Youth Work, edited by Ruth Gilchrist, Tony Jeffs and Jean Spence, grew out of a conference held at the University of Durham earlier this year. Among its 13 chapters are a look at "The Girls' Own Paper and Social Welfare", "Sunday Schools, Treats, Day Trips and Country Holidays", "Youth Work in Post-war Berlin" and "Basil Henriques and the House of Friendship". The chapters talk about how youth work has been - and is - a catalyst for creative, co-operative activity among ordinary people, for intervention, organisation and action motivated by the ideals of justice, democracy and equality.
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