Thinking small : the United States and the lure of community development / Daniel Immerwahr.
| Author/creator | Immerwahr, Daniel, 1980- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015. |
| Description | x, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface: Modernization, development, and community -- 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? |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2014011215 |
| ISBN | 9780674289949 |
| ISBN | 0674289943 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HN90 .C6 I44 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |