The Status of Community Organizing in 2001: Community Practice Context, Complexities, Contradictions, and Contributions

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 176-189

  Mizrahi, Terry ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0035583375     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973150101100204     Document Type: Article

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