Cities as battlefields: Understanding how the Nation of Islam impacts on civic engagement, environmental racism, and community development in a low income neighborhood

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 711-730

  Akom, A A ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348836710     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518390701630858     Document Type: Article

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