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1 online resource (viii, 221 pages) |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- The nature of the problem: diversity and indifference -- Many-stranded theory of liberal democracy -- God bridging: Chicago (international) Church of Christ -- Framing religion: limits of Christian engagement -- Karate bridging: Fitzpatrick's Tang Soo Do -- Framing karate: frontiers of engagement -- Religious participation and race relations: general social survey -- Renewing democracy in America. |
Summary |
Recent demographic changes have sparked debate about the civic health of American democracy. Democracy requires people of different backgrounds to be disposed toward working together, and it requires "little-noticed meeting places" where neighbors interact with each other, share their thinking, and address common problems. As issues of ethnic and social diversity become increasingly foregrounded, social scientists find pervasive social distrust and civic withdrawal in racially and ethnically heterogeneouscommunities, whether in big cities (Los Angeles) or small (Yakima, WA). In this book, Yi. |
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Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Community development -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
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Community development. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
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Case studies.
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Cultural pluralism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
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Cultural pluralism. |
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Martial arts -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
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Martial arts -- Social aspects. |
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Martial arts. |
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Communities -- Religious aspects.
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Communities -- Religious aspects. |
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Democracy -- Religious aspects.
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Democracy -- Religious aspects. |
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Race relations -- Religious aspects.
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Race relations -- Religious aspects. |
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- Case studies.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Yi, Joseph, 1971- God and karate on the Southside. Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009 (DLC) 2009016431 (OCoLC)319602648 |
ISBN |
9780739138373 (electronic book) |
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0739138375 (electronic book) |
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9780739114063 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0739114069 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
9786612494840 |
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