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BL
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1040982
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b795352
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Gordon, Hava Rachel,1974-
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| Title & Author
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We fight to win : : inequality and the politics of youth activism /\ Hava Rachel Gordon.
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| Publication Statement
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New Brunswick, N.J. :: Rutgers University Press,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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The Rutgers series in childhood studies
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (ix, 254 pages)
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| ISBN
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0813548276
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: 9780813548272
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0813546699
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0813546702
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9780813546698
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9780813546704
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.
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| Contents
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The development of urban teenage activism: opportunities and challenges at the turn of the millennium -- Reading, writing, and radicalism: the politics of youth activism on school grounds -- Allies within and without: navigating the terrain of adult-dominated community politics -- Toward youth political power in Oakland: the adult gaze, academic achievement, and the struggle for political legitimacy -- Toward youth political power in Portland: the adult gaze, mainstream media, and the problems of social visibility -- Gendering political power: gender politics in youth activist networks.
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This book offers a compelling account of young people's attempts to get involved in community politics, and documents the battles waged to form youth movements and create social change in schools and neighborhoods.--[book cover].
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Students-- Political activity.
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Youth movements.
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Youth-- Political activity.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Advocacy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Sociology-- General.
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Students-- Political activity.
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Youth movements.
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Youth-- Political activity.
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| Dewey Classification
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322.40835
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| LC Classification
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HQ799.2.P6G65 2010eb
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