A people's history of the new Boston / / Jim Vrabel
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| Autore: |
Vrabel Jim
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| Titolo: |
A people's history of the new Boston / / Jim Vrabel
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| Pubblicazione: | Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 974.4/61043 |
| Soggetto topico: | Social change - Massachusetts - Boston - History - 20th century |
| Community life - Massachusetts - Boston - History - 20th century | |
| Urban renewal - Massachusetts - Boston - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Boston (Mass.) History 20th century |
| Boston (Mass.) Social conditions 20th century | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The old Boston and the new Boston -- To hell with urban renewal -- Community organizers and advocacy planners -- A rekindled civil rights movement -- From school reform to desegregation -- The conflict over the Vietnam conflict -- The media and the protest movements -- Mothers for adequate welfare -- The illusion of inclusion and assault by acronyms -- A new threat from newcomers; gentrification -- Do-it-yourself community development corporations -- Public housing on trial -- The tenants' movement and rent control -- People before highways -- The mothers of Maverick Street -- Shadow boxing in the public garden -- Boston jobs for Boston residents -- The battle over busing -- Fighting for a fair share -- A downturn in activism -- Back to the neighborhoods -- Boston today. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A people's history of the new Boston |
| ISBN: | 1-61376-301-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814532303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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