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050 00 $aHN110.E36$bK83 2005
082 00 $a307.3097123/34$222
100 1 $aKuban, Ron,$d1953-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005089043
245 10 $aEdmonton's urban villages :$bthe community league movement /$cRon Kuban.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aEdmonton, Alta. :$bUniversity of Alberta Press,$c2005.
300 $axxi, 249 pages :$billustrations, portraits ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-230) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tFrom fur traders to bureaucrats (1795-1914) -- $g2.$tThe community gives a voice (1915-1929) -- $g3.$tCommunity spirit in depression and war (1930-1946) -- $g4.$tBlack gold, roughnecks, and a booming community (1947-1960) -- $g5.$tGrowth, immigration, and prosperity (1961-1987) -- $g6.$tPicking up the slack, again (1988-1998) -- $g7.$tReinventing and reinvesting (1999-2004) -- $g8.$tOnward, to the future!
520 1 $a"In this definitive history of the EFCL, author Ron Kuban explores how a collection of neighbourhood volunteer organizations came together to exercise such a profound influence on Edmonton's civic development. His account, reflecting on the contributions of thousands of individuals, illustrates what can be achieved by volunteers who embody the local values of grassroots democracy."--BOOK JACKET.
610 20 $aEdmonton Federation of Community Leagues$xHistory.
650 0 $aCommunity organization$zAlberta$zEdmonton$xHistory.
650 0 $aCitizens' associations$zAlberta$zEdmonton$xHistory.
650 0 $aCommunity life$zAlberta$zEdmonton$xHistory.
650 0 $aVoluntarism$zAlberta$zEdmonton$xHistory.
650 0 $aCivic improvement$zAlberta$zEdmonton$xHistory.
650 0 $aMunicipal government$zAlberta$zEdmonton$xCitizen participation$xHistory.
650 0 $aCity planning$zAlberta$zEdmonton$xCitizen participation$xHistory.
651 0 $aEdmonton (Alta.)$xSocial conditions.
852 00 $bglx$hHN110.E36$iK83 2005