The color of power : racial coalitions and political power in Oakland / / Frederick Douzet ; translated by George Holoch
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| Autore: |
Douzet Frederick
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| Titolo: |
The color of power : racial coalitions and political power in Oakland / / Frederick Douzet ; translated by George Holoch
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| Pubblicazione: | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.8009794/66 |
| Soggetto topico: | Minorities - California - Oakland - Social conditions |
| Racism - California - Oakland | |
| Geopolitics - California - Oakland | |
| Emigration and immigration - Social aspects | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Oakland (Calif.) Race relations |
| Oakland (Calif.) Civilization | |
| Note generali: | Originally published as: La couleur du pouvoir. Paris : Belin, 2007. The English-language edition updates the account through 2010. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Racial diversity: a central political issue -- Blacks come to power -- Economic developments: the shrinking of the pie -- Diversity and perceptions -- The redistribution of power in Oakland -- Education: a means of integration? -- Race, crime, and justice -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Trained as a journalist, a political scientist, and a geographer, the author provides a unique perspective supported by numerous maps and extensive interviews. Winner of awards from the French Society of Geography and the French National Academy of Sciences. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The color of power |
| ISBN: | 0-8139-3284-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822497503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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