The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers - Hardcover
by Don Gillis
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Availability:In StockContributor:Don GillisSeries:Polis: Fordham Urban StudiesPublish date:2025-05-06Pages:432
Language:EnglishPublisher:Fordham University PressISBN-13:9781531509835ISBN-10:1531509835UPC:9781531509835Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Sociology, American Government, PoliticalBook Topic:Urban, LocalSize:9.10 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SC8TJCN077
The Battle for Boston: How Mayor Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers
How Mayor Ray Flynn's leadership and a coalition of activists transformed Boston, challenging established powers and setting new precedents for urban governance
The Battle for Boston captures the remarkable era under Mayor Ray Flynn, whose election in 1983 marked the beginning of a profound shift in the city's political and social landscape. Don Gillis, a Flynn senior advisor, chronicles the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Fordham University PressISBN-13:9781531509835ISBN-10:1531509835UPC:9781531509835Book Category:Social Science, Political Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Sociology, American Government, PoliticalBook Topic:Urban, LocalSize:9.10 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SC8TJCN077
Don Gillis, PhD, is a community organizer and longtime activist in Boston. He has advised mayors of several cities and led economic and workforce development agencies. He holds a PhD in urban sociology and the sociology of education and an MA in community sociology from Boston University. He has taught sociology courses such as Boston's People and Neighborhoods, Race and Ethnicity, Occupations...
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