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Practicing community : class culture and power in an urban neighborhood /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halperin, Rhoda H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1998.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
East End (Cincinnati, Ohio) > Social conditions.
Cincinnati (Ohio) > Social conditions.
Community life > Ohio > Cincinnati.
Community development > Ohio > Cincinnati > Citizen participation.
Working class > Ohio > Cincinnati.
Table of Contents:
  • Guideposts
  • Community in practice
  • Being a real East Ender : families and their histories
  • East End textures : hidden dimensions of being a real East Ender
  • Fieldwork at home : the East End Study Project
  • The cultural economy of the East End
  • Community planning : East Enders' perspectives
  • Health, culture, and practicing community
  • Contested territory : the struggle for affordable housing in the East End
  • The heritage center comes of age : persistent leadership, struggles, and dreams
  • Local colonialism and the politics of factionalism
  • The flood of '97
  • Practicing community, culture, and class.