{"product_id":"searching-for-community-jeremy-brent-9781847423238","title":"Searching for Community: Representation, Power and Action on an Urban Estate","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a time when politicians place increasing importance on the role of 'community' in overcoming social problems, 'Searching for community' asks the vital question 'what is community, anyway?'. Is it an answer to social problems or an illusion to be dismissed? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This insightful book is written from the perspective of the late Jeremy Brent's thirty year involvement as a youth worker in Southmead, a housing estate in Bristol and a place where discourses of community run strong. \"Searching for community\" presents a variety of perspectives to challenge the ways in which areas of poverty and disrepute are represented. It examines ways to understand and engage with the troublesome concept of 'community', vividly describing the collective actions of young people and adults to show the way community is enacted as a combination of dreams, actions and materiality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Providing a unique mix of practical knowledge and a sophisticated analysis of popular, professional and theoretical ideas of community, \"Searching for community\" makes uneasy reading for those looking for simplistic solutions to issues including youth crime, social marginalisation and community empowerment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This accessible book is a must-read for students and practitioners in the fields of community development, sociology and youth work who wish to get beyond the rhetoric and engage with the complexities of discourses of community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Brent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184742323X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847423238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 134","brand":"Jeremy Brent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445803331839,"sku":"9781847423238","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ed7f321-459f-48a2-9f5a-22fe6db83e64.jpg?v=1777220755","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/searching-for-community-jeremy-brent-9781847423238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}