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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784767503321

Autore

Thompson J. Phillip

Titolo

Double trouble [[electronic resource] ] : Black Mayors, black communities, and the call for a deep democracy / / by J. Phillip Thompson III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-773323-9

1-280-84501-5

0-19-534646-7

1-4294-3835-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Transgressing boundaries

Disciplina

352.23/216/08996073

Soggetti

African American mayors

African Americans - Politics and government

Cultural pluralism - United States

Democracy - United States

Municipal government - United States

Political participation - United States

Power (Social sciences) - United States

Social change - United States

United States Race relations Political aspects

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

Contents; 1 Introduction: Black Mayors and Social Change; 2 "The Dirty Little Secret" of Black Politics; 3 Acquiring, Building, and Sustaining Power: Black CivicOrganizations in Urban Democracy; 4 Race and Interracial Coalitions; 5 "Cursed by Factions and Feuds": Black Factionalism and the Structure of New York City Government; 6 "Set Up a Think Tank": A Black Mayor's Accountability to the Black Community: The Case of David Dinkins; 7 Race, Class, and Ideology in a New York Mayoral Election; 8 Conclusion: From Con.ict to Transformation; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J

KL; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z



Sommario/riassunto

Provides an in-depth look at how the black mayors of America's major cities achieve social change. Tracing the historical development and contemporary practice of black mayoral politics, this is a study of the motivations of black politicians, competing ideologies in the black community, and the inner dynamics of urban social change.