Local democracy under siege :  activism, public interests, and private politics / 
Dorothy Holland ... [et al.]. 
 - New York :  New York University Press,  c2007. 
 - xiv, 302 p. :  ill., map ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-284) and index. 
<br/><br/>Experimenting with democracy -- Landscapes in transition -- Hope, fear, and political autobiography -- Racial framing -- Public goods for private ends : the redirection of schooling -- Local politics and the contemporary American scene -- Imagining local futures : who sets priorities for the present? -- Public business as usual -- Against American plutocracy : democratizing our communities, one by one -- Counter experiments for democracy : activism on new political terrain -- It's up to us : from local politics to a democratic America? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0814736777 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780814736777 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814736785 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780814736784 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006030098 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political participation--North Carolina.<br/>Political anthropology--North Carolina.<br/>Political culture--North Carolina.<br/>Democracy--North Carolina.<br/>Lokale politiek.<br/>Politieke participatie.<br/>Democratie.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>North Carolina--Politics and government.<br/>North Carolina.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK 4189  / L811 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.809756