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22 produkter
Power in the City
Clarence Stone and the Politics of Inequality
Av Marion Orr, Valerie C. Johnson
Häftad, 2008
413 kr
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A leading theorist in urban politics, Clarence Stone redefined the field with his prize-winning book ""Regime Politics"" and is now acknowledged as the father of ""regime analysis."" Over the course of four decades, he has examined political power and leadership, race and politics, and the politics …
Color of School Reform
Race, Politics, and the Challenge of Urban Education
Av Jeffrey R. Henig, Richard C. Hula m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
591 kr
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Why is it so difficult to design and implement fundamental educational reform in large city schools in spite of broad popular support for change? How does the politics of race complicate the challenge of building and sustaining coalitions for improving urban schools? These questions have provoked a …
Black Social Capital
The Politics of School Reform in Baltimore, 1986-98
Av Marion Orr
Häftad, 1999
323 kr
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An examination of why school reform has been difficult to achieve in Baltimore. It reveals the struggles of black civic leaders and the limitations placed on Baltimore's African American community as each has tried to rescue a failing school system.
Transforming the City
Community Organizing and the Challenge of Political Change
Av Marion Orr
Häftad, 2007
332 kr
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As an avenue for progressive politics in a nation still sceptical of change, community organizing today faces significant challenges. This book assesses that activity within the context of political, cultural, social, and economic changes in cities - from World War II to the present - to show how …
Transforming the City
Community Organizing and the Challenge of Political Change
Av Marion Orr
E-bok, 2007
399 kr
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As an avenue for progressive politics in a nation still skeptical of change, community organizing today faces significant challenges. This book assesses that activity within the context of political, cultural, social, and economic changes in cities—from World War II to the present—to show how …
Public Engagement for Public Education
Joining Forces to Revitalize Democracy and Equalize Schools
Inbunden, 2010
1321 kr
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Community participation plays a large role in the success or failure of our public schools. This book focuses attention on the problem of inequality in public engagement, considering how race, class, ethnicity, language, and immigration status shape opportunities for engagement. Without the active …
Public Engagement for Public Education
Joining Forces to Revitalize Democracy and Equalize Schools
Häftad, 2010
322 kr
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Community participation plays a large role in the success or failure of our public schools. This book focuses attention on the problem of inequality in public engagement, considering how race, class, ethnicity, language, and immigration status shape opportunities for engagement. Without the active …
Public Engagement for Public Education
Joining Forces to Revitalize Democracy and Equalize Schools
E-bok, 2010
387 kr
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Community participation plays a large role in the success or failure of our public schools. This book focuses attention on the problem of inequality in public engagement, considering how race, class, ethnicity, language, and immigration status shape opportunities for engagement. Without the active …
Latino Politics En Ciencia Política
The Search for Latino Identity and Racial Consciousness
Av Tony Affigne, Evelyn Hu-DeHart m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1007 kr
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More than 53 million Latinosnow constitute the largest, fastest-growing, and most diverse minority group inthe United States, and the nation's political future may well be shaped byLatinos' continuing political incorporation. In the 2012 election, Latinosproved to be a critical voting bloc in both …
Latino Politics En Ciencia Política
The Search for Latino Identity and Racial Consciousness
Av Tony Affigne, Evelyn Hu-DeHart m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
425 kr
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More than 53 million Latinosnow constitute the largest, fastest-growing, and most diverse minority group inthe United States, and the nation's political future may well be shaped byLatinos' continuing political incorporation. In the 2012 election, Latinosproved to be a critical voting bloc in both …
Color of School Reform
Race, Politics, and the Challenge of Urban Education
Av Desiree S. Pedescleaux, Marion Orr m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
804 kr
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Why is it so difficult to design and implement fundamental educational reform in large city schools in spite of broad popular support for change? How does the politics of race complicate the challenge of building and sustaining coalitions for improving urban schools? These questions have provoked a …
Latino Mayors
Political Change in the Postindustrial City
Inbunden, 2018
1099 kr
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As recently as the early 1960s, Latinos were almost totally excluded from city politics. This makes the rise of Latino mayors in the past three decades a remarkable American story-one that explains ethnic succession, changing urban demography, and political contexts. The vibrant collection Latino …
Latino Mayors
Political Change in the Postindustrial City
Häftad, 2018
366 kr
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As recently as the early 1960s, Latinos were almost totally excluded from city politics. This makes the rise of Latino mayors in the past three decades a remarkable American story-one that explains ethnic succession, changing urban demography, and political contexts. The vibrant collection Latino …
House of Diggs
The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
Av Marion Orr
Inbunden, 2025
1188 kr
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At the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. (1922–1998) was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigan’s first Black member of Congress, was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till’s killers, worked behind the …
House of Diggs
The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
Av Marion Orr
Häftad, 2025
351 kr
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At the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. (1922–1998) was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigan’s first Black member of Congress, was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till’s killers, worked behind the …
House of Diggs
The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
Av Marion Orr
E-bok, 2025
2380 kr
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At the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. (19221998) was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigans first Black member of Congress, was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Tills killers, worked behind the …
House of Diggs
The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
Av Marion Orr
E-bok, 2025
2433 kr
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At the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. (19221998) was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigans first Black member of Congress, was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Tills killers, worked behind the …
Secret Diaries of Two Auld Grannies
A Tale of Two Farmer's Wives 1882-1944
Av Mary Holmes, Marion Orr m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
292 kr
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Secret Diaries of Two Auld Grannies
Av Mary Holmes, Marion Orr m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
361 kr
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Secret Diaries of Two Auld Grannies
A Tale of Two Farmer's Wives 1882-1944
Av Mary Holmes, Marion Orr m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
300 kr
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Secret Diaries of Two Auld Grannies
A Tale of Two Farmer's Wives 1882-1944
Av Mary Holmes, Marion Orr m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
405 kr
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Transforming the City
Community Organizing and the Challenge of Political Change
Av Marion Orr
Inbunden, 2007
1127 kr
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As an avenue for progressive politics in a nation still skeptical of change, community organizing today faces significant challenges. This book assesses that activity within the context of political, cultural, social, and economic changes in cities - from World War II to the present - to show how …
