African American Community Development (With Twelve Case Studies) [electronic resource] : A Plan for Self-Determination

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Social conditions.

Community development--United States.

Community development--Social conditions--United States.

Community development.

African Americans.

Local Subjects:

African Americans--Social conditions.

Community development--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No academic book relates the formal process of bringing community development in the African American community. The focus of this book is to bring a fresh and needed perspective to Black and inner city communities that have suffered from lack of development and investment. The book offers a reasoned and demonstrated approach to the oppressed African American community as a means of self improvement in the hope of achieving self-reliance and independence for a better quality of life.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Community Development: History and Meaning; Chapter 2: African American Presence in the Nation's Development; Chapter 3: Theorectical Perspectives of Community Development; Chapter 4: Community Development Practices Case Studies; Chapter 5: Roles for Community Development Participants; Chapter 6: Implications for African American Communities; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Untitled

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

0-7734-2144-0

OCLC:

793511261