Book List

This list identifies current books that may be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners working in communities of color and poor central city neighborhoods. The titles on the list cover a broad spectrum of issues related to community development and advocacy.

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Anderson, Elijah ed. 2008. Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Black and Male. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.  

Box, Richard C. 2008. Making a Difference: Progressive Values in Public Administration. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.

Carr, James H. and Nadinee K. Kutty. 2008. Segregation: The Rising Cost for America. New York, NY: Routledge. 

Fabiani, Donna and Terry F. Buss. 2008. Reengineering Community Development for the 21st Century. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.

Gasman, Marybeth, and Benjamin Baez. 2008. Understanding Minority-Serving Institutions. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Gilderbloom, John L. 2008. Invisible City: Poverty, Housing and New Urbanism. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.

Lobman, Carrie and Matthew Lundquist. 2007. Unscripted Learning: Using Improv Activities Across the K-8 Curriculum. Williston, VT: Teachers College Press.

Mitchell, Jerry. 2008. Business Improvement Districts and the Shape of American Cities. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Nama, Adilifu. 2008. Black Space: Imaging Race in Science Fiction Film. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.

Orr, Marion and Valerie C. Johnson. 2008. Power in the City: Clarence Stone and the Politics of Inequality. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.

Owens, Michael Leo. 2007. God and Government in the Ghetto: The Politics of Church-State Collaboration in Black America. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Sykes, Lori Latrice. 2008. Non-Married Women and Asset Ownership: The Effects of Marital Status on Social Status and Wealth Accumulation. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.

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