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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820605903321

Autore

Jennings James <1949->

Titolo

The politics of Black empowerment : the transformation of Black activism in urban America / / James Jennings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, : Wayne State University Press, c1992

ISBN

0-8143-3661-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

African American life series

Disciplina

323.1/196073

Soggetti

African Americans - Politics and government

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 (p. 209-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments                      ""; ""Introduction                   ""; ""ONE Characteristics of Black Empowerment Activism                                                        ""; ""The New Face of Black Politics:Black Empowerment Activism""; ""The City of Mandela: Black Empowerment Activism""; ""TWO Black Empowerment and the American Political Spectrum                                                                ""; ""The American Political Spectrum and Black Empowerment""

""Black Empowerment and the ""Black Body-Politic""""""Toward a New Black Agenda?""; ""THREE The Changing Black Political Agenda                                                ""; ""Toward New Racial and Political Goals""; ""White Populism and Black Activism""; ""The Beginning of New Politics and Goals""; ""Continuing Racial Hierarchy""; ""FOUR Race and the Failure of Political Managerialism                                                           ""; ""Political Managerialism and Activism""; ""Toward Structural and Institutional Changes""; ""The Traditional Face of Black Politics""

""The Progressive Face""""FIVE Black Empowerment and the Corporate Sector                                                      ""; ""SIX The Changing Black Electorate                                        ""; ""Blacks and the Liberal and Conservative Agendas""; ""Two Kinds of Black Leaders""; ""Urban Managerialism versus Political Activism""; ""Black Political Radicalization""; ""The Plight of the Democratic Party""; ""Notes            ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""; ""Backcover""