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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 |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina: | 352.23/216/08996073 |
Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
Soggetto geografico: | United States Race relations Political aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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 |
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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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Double trouble |
ISBN: | 1-280-84501-5 |
0-19-534646-7 | |
1-4294-3835-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910458733203321 |
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