Citizenship and Governance in a Changing City : Somerville, MA /
Overcoming a past of deteriorating homes, empty storefronts, and corrupt city administrations, Somerville, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, proudly defines itself as a longtime immigrant city, a historically blue collar town, and a hip new urban center with a progressive city government. In th...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia PA :
Temple University Press,
2013
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Overview of history, demographics, and politics
- Major re-development, community involvement, and shared governance
- Old and new immigrant experiences, today and yesterday
- Immigrant civic and political engagement
- Gentrification, resident displacement, and a common vision for the city's future
- Extending social citizenship, remaking city governance.