Local democracy under siege : activism, public interests, and private politics / Dorothy Holland [and others].

Other author Holland, Dorothy C.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiv, 302 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Experimenting with democracy -- Landscapes in transition -- Hope, fear, and political autobiography -- Racial framing -- Public goods for private ends : the redirection of schooling -- Local politics and the contemporary American scene -- Imagining local futures : who sets priorities for the present? -- Public business as usual -- Against American plutocracy : democratizing our communities, one by one -- Counter experiments for democracy : activism on new political terrain -- It's up to us : from local politics to a democratic America?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-284) and index.
LCCN 2006030098
ISBN0814736777 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814736777 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0814736785 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814736784 (pbk. : alk. paper)