Cunningham, James V.

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CUNNINGHAM, James V.

CUNNINGHAM, James V. American, b. 1923. Genres: Civil liberties/Human rights, Cultural/Ethnic topics, Economics, Human relations/Parenting, Institutions/Organizations, Local history/Rural topics, Money/Finance, Politics/Government, Public/Social administration, Race relations, Regional/Urban planning, Social commentary, Social work, Sociology, Urban studies. Career: Independent Voters of Illinois, Chicago, organizer, 1951-56; Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference, Chicago, organizer, 1956-59; Action-Housing, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, organizer, 1959-66; University of Pittsburgh, professor, 1966-97, professor emeritus, 1997-; writer. Publications: The Resurgent Neighborhood, 1965; Urban Leadership in the Sixties, 1970. WITH OTHERS: A New Public Policy in Neighborhood Preservation, 1979; Building Neighborhood Organizations, 1983; Organizing for Community Controlled Development: Renewing Civil Society, 2003. Address: University of Pittsburgh, 2117 CL, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, U.S.A.

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