The Newark frontier : community action in the Great Society /
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The University of Chicago Press,
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Publisher Address: | Chicago, Illinois : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Historical studies of urban America
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Carrier Form: | 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780226352794 022635279X |
Index Number: | F144 |
CLC: | K712.9 |
Call Number: | K712.9/K899 |
Contents: |
Introduction: plotting the Great Society and the urban crisis in Newark -- The rise of community action -- The construction of community action in the Great Society -- Community action comes to Newark -- Convergence -- The Newark Police Department's Great Society -- Interlude: the riots -- The commission response to rioting The Kerner Commission -- The Governor's Commission -- The PBA Commission -- New directions for community action Law and order Departures -- Control -- Conclusion: community action and the hollow prize. |