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Book Synopsis
How a working-class community works to preserve their community.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • 1. Guideposts
  • 2. Community in Practice
  • 3. Being a Real East Ender: Families and Their Histories
  • 4. East End Textures: Hidden Dimensions of Being a Real East Ender
  • 5. Fieldwork at Home: The East End Study Project
  • 6. The Cultural Economy of the East End
  • 7. Community Planning: East Enders’ Perspectives
  • 8. Health, Culture, and Practicing Community
  • 9. Contested Territory: The Struggle for Affordable Housing in the East End
  • 10. The Heritage Center Comes of Age: Persistent Leadership, Struggles, and Dreams
  • 11. Local Colonialism and the Politics of Factionalism
  • 12. The Flood of ’97
  • 13. Practicing Community, Culture, and Class
  • Postscript: An Essay on Theory and Practice
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/08/1998
      ISBN13: 9780292731172, 978-0292731172
      ISBN10: 0292731175

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How a working-class community works to preserve their community.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Prologue
      • 1. Guideposts
      • 2. Community in Practice
      • 3. Being a Real East Ender: Families and Their Histories
      • 4. East End Textures: Hidden Dimensions of Being a Real East Ender
      • 5. Fieldwork at Home: The East End Study Project
      • 6. The Cultural Economy of the East End
      • 7. Community Planning: East Enders’ Perspectives
      • 8. Health, Culture, and Practicing Community
      • 9. Contested Territory: The Struggle for Affordable Housing in the East End
      • 10. The Heritage Center Comes of Age: Persistent Leadership, Struggles, and Dreams
      • 11. Local Colonialism and the Politics of Factionalism
      • 12. The Flood of ’97
      • 13. Practicing Community, Culture, and Class
      • Postscript: An Essay on Theory and Practice
      • Epilogue
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Author Index
      • Subject Index

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