Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Development of Urban Teenage Activism 18
6. 2. Reading, Writing, and Radicalism 60
7. 3. Allies Within and Without 98
8. 4. Toward Youth Political Power in Oakland The Adult Gaze, Academic Achievement, and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy 133
9. 5. Toward Youth Political Power in Portland 155
10. 6. Gendering Political Power 176
11. Conclusion 199
12. APPENDIX: ENTERING THE WORLDS OF YOUTH ACTIVISM 213
13. NOTES 225
14. REFERENCES 235
15. INDEX 245
16. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 255