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Written by engaged scholars and practitioners, Transforming Minds and Cities is an "instrument-for-action" on the problems faced by U.S. cities that have suffered from decades of disinvestment. The book advocates the concept of reciprocal knowledge: real learning on both sides, campus and city, through a complex network of human relationships.

Across the country from Camden to Oakland, the contributors engaged with community partners--hospitals, churches, community development corporations, community foundations, and other rooted institutions--to help restore old cities to life. Their collaborative thesis project engaged them with one another and university staff; it may offer a new paradigm for graduate education.

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  1. Cover
  2. pp. 1-3
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
  2. pp. 4-7
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  1. Table of Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. xi-xv
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-26
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  1. Part I: Engaging Economy
  1. 1. Strengthening Small Businesses: Strategies for Makin' a Way Where There Is No Way in Camden, New Jersey
  2. pp. 29-57
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  1. 2. Leveraging Rooted Institutions: A Strategy for Cooperative Economic Development in Cleveland, Ohio
  2. pp. 58-82
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  1. Part II: Engaging Equity
  1. 3. Concentrating Investment: A Strategy for Sustainable Development in Kansas City, Missouri
  2. pp. 85-115
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  1. 4. Network Organizing: A Strategy for Manufacturing Recovery in Lawrence, Massachusetts
  2. pp. 116-142
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  1. Part III: Engaging Environment
  1. 5. Citywide Retrofits: A Strategy for Creating Green Jobs in Oakland, California
  2. pp. 145-172
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  1. 6. Community/Labor/Utility Partnerships: A Social-Movement Organizing Strategy for Energy Efficiency in Massachusetts
  2. pp. 173-206
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  1. Reflections
  2. pp. 207-236
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. 237-240
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 241-247
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