Searching for the promised land: Examining Dr. Martin Luther King's concept of the beloved community

Antipode

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 487-508

  Inwood, Joshua F J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beloved Community; Black Atlantic; Community development; Dr Martin Luther King Jr; Neoliberal urban policy; Racism

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; RACISM; SOCIAL JUSTICE; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 66549093595     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2009.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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