LEADER 03321nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910814373103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-49591-7 010 $a9786612495915 010 $a0-7391-4435-9 035 $a(CKB)2520000000007039 035 $a(EBL)500948 035 $a(OCoLC)609533546 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000435343 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12127416 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435343 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10421871 035 $a(PQKB)10412071 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000358755 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12081583 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358755 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10380115 035 $a(PQKB)11521244 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC500948 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL500948 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10367397 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL249591 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000007039 100 $a20091015d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDemocratic destiny and the District of Columbia $efederal politics and public policy /$fedited by Ronald Walters and Toni-Michelle Travis 210 $aLanham $cLexington Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (293 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-2716-0 311 $a0-7391-2717-9 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction: An Administered System of Government; POLITICS; Chapter 2. Home Rule for the District of Columbia; Chapter 3. Walter Washington: Mayor of the Last Colony; Chapter 4. Marion Barry, Jr.: A Politician for the Times; Chapter 5. Sharon Pratt Kelly: The Reform Mayor; Chapter 6. The High Tide of Pragmatic Black Politics: Mayor Anthony Williams and the Suppression of Black Interests; PUBLIC POLICY; Chapter 7. The Mayor as the Head School Master 327 $aChapter 8. Can Washington, D.C., Youth Speak? Youth, Education, and Race in the Political Socialization ProcessChapter 9. Banished: Housing Policy in the District of Columbia and the Struggle of Working Families; Chapter 10. Democracy and Its Impact on Rehabilitative Resources in the District of Columbia; Chapter 11. The Dynamics of Poverty in the District of Columbia; Chapter 12. Communicating Liberation in Washington, D.C.; Chapter 13. Conclusion; Index; About the Authors 330 $aThis volume conveys a critique of the mayors of Washington, D.C since 1968 and an analysis of public policies that have confronted D.C. since congress granted limited Home Rule. This analysis of public policy problems and assessment of contemporary mayors should be of interest across disciplines-political science, urban studies and public policy. 606 $aHome rule$zWashington (D.C.) 607 $aWashington (D.C.)$xPolitics and government$y1995- 607 $aWashington (D.C.)$xPolitics and government$y1967-1995 615 0$aHome rule 676 $a320.9753 676 $a330.9753 701 $aWalters$b Ronald W$0246821 701 $aTravis$b Toni-Michelle$f1947-$01697731 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814373103321 996 $aDemocratic destiny and the District of Columbia$94078681 997 $aUNINA