03495nam 2200841Ia 450 991081663140332120200520144314.00-19-029218-00-19-773323-91-280-84501-50-19-534646-71-4294-3835-510.1093/oso/9780195177336.001.0001(CKB)1000000000402585(EBL)271333(OCoLC)476006942(SSID)ssj0000141059(PQKBManifestationID)11150864(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141059(PQKBWorkID)10054931(PQKB)10487757(Au-PeEL)EBL271333(CaPaEBR)ebr10233652(CaONFJC)MIL84501(OCoLC)1406784823(StDuBDS)9780197733233(MiAaPQ)EBC271333(EXLCZ)99100000000040258520050218d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDouble trouble Black Mayors, black communities, and the call for a deep democracy /by J. Phillip Thompson III1st ed.New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (357 p.)Transgressing boundariesFormerly CIP.UkPreviously issued in print: 2005.0-19-517733-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; JKL; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThompson argues that African American mayors, legislators & political activists need to more effectively challenge opinions & public policies supported by the white public & encourage greater political inclusion & open political discourse within black communities.Transgressing boundaries.African American mayorsAfrican AmericansPolitics and governmentCultural pluralismUnited StatesDemocracyUnited StatesMunicipal governmentUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesPower (Social sciences)United StatesSocial changeUnited StatesUnited StatesRace relationsPolitical aspectsAfrican American mayors.African AmericansPolitics and government.Cultural pluralismDemocracyMunicipal governmentPolitical participationPower (Social sciences)Social change352.23/216/08996073Thompson J. Phillip1690120MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816631403321Double trouble4065657UNINA