A people's guide to Greater Boston / Joseph Nevins, Suren Moodliar, Eleni Macrakis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nevins, Joseph, author.

Moodliar, Suren, 1962- author.

Macrakis, Eleni, 1991- author.

Series:

A People's Guide

University of California Press people's guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston Region (Mass.)--Guidebooks.

Boston Region (Mass.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A People's Guide to Greater Boston reveals the region’s richness and vibrancy in ways that are neglected by traditional area guidebooks and obscured by many tourist destinations. Affirming the hopes, interests, and struggles of individuals and groups on the receiving end of unjust forms of power, the book showcases the ground-level forces shaping the city. Uncovering stories and places central to people’s lives over centuries, this guide takes readers to sites of oppression, resistance, organizing, and transformation in Boston and outlying neighborhoods and municipalities—from Lawrence, Lowell, and Lynn to Concord and Plymouth. It highlights tales of the places and people involved in movements to abolish slavery; to end war and militarism; to achieve Native sovereignty, racial equity, gender justice, and sexual liberation; and to secure workers’ rights. In so doing, this one-of-a-kind guide points the way to a radically democratic Greater Boston, one that sparks social and environmental justice and inclusivity for all.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Maps

Introduction: Unsettling Greater Boston

1. Boston’s Historic Core

2. Other City of Boston Neighborhoods

3. Adjacent Cities

4. North of Boston

5. West and South of Boston

6. Thematic Tours

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Credits

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-520-96757-7

OCLC:

1112128087