ABSTRACT

Drawing on a case study of multi-ethnic working-class tenants in Los Angeles, this book describes the group's successful fight against displacement. It examines how community leaders establish their hegemony and addresses the roles of class, ethnicity and gender in community struggles.

chapter |13 pages

Prologue

chapter 1|25 pages

A Struggle for Community

chapter 2|24 pages

Community

chapter 3|20 pages

Empowerment and Disempowerment

chapter 4

Class

chapter 5|24 pages

Ethnicity, Language, and Racism

chapter 6|20 pages

Gender

chapter |20 pages

Afterword