Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: Modernization, Development, and Community ix
4. Introduction: Actually Existing Localism 1
5. 1. When Small Was Big 15
6. 2. Development without Modernization 40
7. 3. Peasantville 66
8. 4. Grassroots Empire 101
9. Epilogue: What Is Dead and What Is Undead in Community Development? 164
10. Notes 187
11. Acknowledgments 245
12. Index 247