Thinking small : the United States and the lure of community development / Daniel Immerwahr.

Author
Immerwahr, Daniel, 1980- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Description
x, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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    Daniel Immerwahr tells how the United States sought to rescue the world from poverty through small-scale, community-based approaches. He also sounds a warning: such strategies, now again in vogue, have been tried before, alongside grander moderization schemes--with often disastrous consequences as self-help gave way to crushing local oppression.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: Actually existing localism
    • When small was big
    • Development without modernization
    • Peasantville
    • Grassroots empire
    • Urban villages
    • Epilogue: What is dead and what is undead in community development?
    ISBN
    • 9780674289949
    • 0674289943
    • 9780674735835
    • 0674984129 ((paperback))
    • 0674735838
    • 9780674984127 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2014011215
    OCLC
    877809102
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