A people's history of the new Boston
Vrabel, Jim.
A people's history of the new Boston [electronic resource] / Jim Vrabel. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The old Boston and the new Boston -- To hell with urban renewal -- Community organizers and advocacy planners -- A rekindled civil rights movement -- From school reform to desegregation -- The conflict over the Vietnam conflict -- The media and the protest movements -- Mothers for adequate welfare -- The illusion of inclusion and assault by acronyms -- A new threat from newcomers; gentrification -- Do-it-yourself community development corporations -- Public housing on trial -- The tenants' movement and rent control -- People before highways -- The mothers of Maverick Street -- Shadow boxing in the public garden -- Boston jobs for Boston residents -- The battle over busing -- Fighting for a fair share -- A downturn in activism -- Back to the neighborhoods -- Boston today.
9781613763018 1613763018
Urban renewal--History--Massachusetts--Boston--20th century.
Community life--History--Massachusetts--Boston--20th century.
Social change--History--Massachusetts--Boston--20th century.
Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions--20th century.
Boston (Mass.)--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
F73.52 / .V73 2014
974.4/61043
A people's history of the new Boston [electronic resource] / Jim Vrabel. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The old Boston and the new Boston -- To hell with urban renewal -- Community organizers and advocacy planners -- A rekindled civil rights movement -- From school reform to desegregation -- The conflict over the Vietnam conflict -- The media and the protest movements -- Mothers for adequate welfare -- The illusion of inclusion and assault by acronyms -- A new threat from newcomers; gentrification -- Do-it-yourself community development corporations -- Public housing on trial -- The tenants' movement and rent control -- People before highways -- The mothers of Maverick Street -- Shadow boxing in the public garden -- Boston jobs for Boston residents -- The battle over busing -- Fighting for a fair share -- A downturn in activism -- Back to the neighborhoods -- Boston today.
9781613763018 1613763018
Urban renewal--History--Massachusetts--Boston--20th century.
Community life--History--Massachusetts--Boston--20th century.
Social change--History--Massachusetts--Boston--20th century.
Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions--20th century.
Boston (Mass.)--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
F73.52 / .V73 2014
974.4/61043