The Dignity of Resistance: Women Residents' Activism in Chicago Public Housing

(Part of the Environment and Behavior Series)

by Roberta M. Feldman and Susan Stall

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The Dignity of Resistance chronicles the four decade history of Chicago's Wentworth Gardens public housing residents' grassroots activism. This comprehensive case study explores why and how these African-American women creatively and effectively engaged in organizing efforts to resist increasing government disinvestment in public housing and the threat of demolition. Roberta M. Feldman and Susan Stall, utilizing a multi-disciplinary lens, explore...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521593204

ISBN13:9780521593205

Release Date:February 2004

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:410 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.6" x 8.8"

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Gender Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Women's Studies

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