{"product_id":"contested-terrain-mark-l-silver-9780313296000","title":"Contested Terrain: Power, Politics, and Participation in Suburbia","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolitics, by its nature, is a contentious arena. Suburbia, on the other hand, has long presented the image of a relatively serene, harmonious, and homogenous social context. Until recently little attention has been paid to whatever might be the distinctive qualities of the suburban political scene. Yet, as this collection of essays makes apparent, suburbia is as volatile a political environment as any other. The suburban political sphere is truly a contested terrain, and this volume effectively shows the links between suburban political realities and our collective economic and social well-being. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe suburban political sphere is truly a contested terrain. As the authors make clear, the political conflicts that have haunted the United States from its inception--class inequalities, racial frictions, constraints on the democratic impulse--loom large in the suburbia of today. The haven from social turmoil and strife that suburbia represented at mid-century increasingly appears to have been short-lived and, perhaps, even illusory. Political scientists, sociologists, and other researchers as well as concerned citizens are challenged to examine seriously the suburban political landscape. In this volume all will come away with a better understanding of the distinctive practical facets of the suburban political context, and all will have a better appreciation of the connections to our collective economic and social well-being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark L. Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313296006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313296000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.43w x 0.98d","brand":"Mark L. Silver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057839272191,"sku":"9780313296000","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c0e6a4d-9465-4c98-8ea5-24c874f33061.jpg?v=1685049164","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contested-terrain-mark-l-silver-9780313296000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}