The Struggle For CommunityAvalon Publishing, 1991 M07 7 - 195 pages Drawing on a case study of multi-ethnic working-class tenants in Los Angeles, this book describes the group's successful fight against displacement. It also examines how community leaders establish their hegemony, and addresses questions of concern to organizers and scholars of community action. |
Contents
A Struggle for Community | 14 |
Community | 39 |
Empowerment and Disempowerment | 63 |
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