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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784245803321

Autore

Howell Susan E

Titolo

Race, Performance, and Approval of Mayors [[electronic resource] /] / by S. Howell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007

ISBN

1-281-36180-1

9786611361808

0-230-60332-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 172 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

320.8/54

Soggetti

Europe - Politics and government

Political science

European Politics

Political Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; List of Previous Publications; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Performance Models and Mayoral Approval; Chapter 2 Black Mayors in America: A Historical Overview; Chapter 3 Mayoral Racial History in Four Cities; Chapter 4 Conducting the Four City Study; Chapter 5 How Race Affects Performance Evaluations; Chapter 6 Explaining Mayoral Approval; Chapter 7 Conclusion and Discussion; Appendix; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book is a study of why people approve and disapprove of the mayor in four cities with long histories of racial conflict: New Orleans, Detroit, Chicago and Charlotte NC. It examines the relative influence of race, racial factors, racial environment, and perceptions of the quality of life in determining mayoral approval.