Networked communities: Social centers and activist spaces in contemporary Britain

Space and Culture

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 286-301

  Lacey, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activism; Networks; Social centers; Social divine

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144451279     PISSN: 12063312     EISSN: 15528308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1206331205277350     Document Type: Review

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