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Suburbanization is often blamed for a loss of civic engagement in contemporary America. How justified is this claim? Just what is a suburb? How do social environments shape civic life? Looking beyond popular stereotypes, Democracy in Suburbia answers these questions by examining how suburbs influenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oliver, J. Eric, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Local government > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Suburbs > United States.
Suburban life > United States.
Segregation > United States.
Social stratification > United States.
Administration locale > États-Unis.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Vie de la banlieue > États-Unis.
Ségrégation > États-Unis.
Stratification sociale > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy
Local government
Political participation
Segregation
Social stratification
Suburban life
Suburbs
Kommunalpolitik
Sozialverhalten
Partizipation
Politische Beteiligung
Vorstadt
Vorort.
Partizipation.
Kommunalpolitik.
United States
USA
USA.
Aristotle.
Atlanta (Georgia).
Black Panthers.
Bobo, Lawrence.
Brehm, John.
Camden (New Jersey).
Celebration (Florida).
Census of Governments (1987).
Cisneros, Henry.
Danielson, Michael.
Dixmoor (Illinois).
Downs, Anthony.
Duany, Andres.
Ehrenhalt, Alan.
FIPS codes (Census Bureau).
Fair Housing Act (1968).
Frantz, Douglas.
Garreau, Joel.
Green Guerillas (NYC).
Guterbock, Thomas.
Huckfeldt, Robert.
Insight Meditation Society (Boston).
Jackson, Kenneth.
Kerner Commission (1968).
Langdon, Philip.
Levitt, Abraham.
London, Bruce.
Mansbridge, Jane.
Mount Vernon (New York).
Organization Man (Whyte).
Pateman, Carole.
Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth.
Rusk, David.
Russo, Anthony.
Rybczynski, Witold.
Stone, Clarence.
Taylor, Marylee.
Tufte, Edward.
altruistic behavior.
city manager government.
civic capacity perspective.
civic voluntarism model.
classical liberal assessment.
edge cities.
ethnic identity.
growth machine model.
mayor-council governments.
political party patronage.
political struggle.
public works.
rational choice theory.
urban political machines.
voluntary organizations.
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