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Citizens in the Present: Youth Civic Engagement in the Americas

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Citizens in the Present: Youth Civic Engagement in the Americas - Torres, Maria de Los Angeles, and Rizzini, Irene, and Del Rio, Norma
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Although media coverage often portrays young people in urban areas as politically apathetic or disruptive, this book provides an antidote to such views through narratives of dedicated youth civic engagement and leadership in Chicago, Mexico City, and Rio de Janeiro. This innovative comparative study provides nuanced accounts of the personal experiences of young people who care deeply about their communities and are actively engaged in a variety of public issues. Drawing from extensive interviews and personal narratives from ...

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Citizens in the Present: Youth Civic Engagement in the Americas 2013, University of Illinois Press, Urbana

ISBN-13: 9780252079207

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Citizens in the Present: Youth Civic Engagement in the Americas 2013, University of Illinois Press, Urbana

ISBN-13: 9780252037658

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