We fight to win inequality and the politics of youth activism /

Main Author: Gordon, Hava Rachel, 1974-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2010]
Physical Description: ix, 254 pages ; 23 cm.
Series: Rutgers series in childhood studies.
Subjects:
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.
The development of urban teenage activism: opportunities and challenges at the turn of the millennium -- Reading, writing, and radicalism: the politics of youth activism on school grounds -- Allies within and without: navigating the terrain of adult-dominated community politics -- Toward youth political power in Oakland: the adult gaze, academic achievement, and the struggle for political legitimacy -- Toward youth political power in Portland: the adult gaze, mainstream media, and the problems of social visibility -- Gendering political power: gender politics in youth activist networks.
Physical Description: ix, 254 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.
ISBN: 9780813546698
0813546699
9780813546704
0813546702