Double trouble : Black Mayors, black communities, and the call for a deep democracy / / by J. Phillip Thompson III
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| Autore: |
Thompson J. Phillip
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| Titolo: |
Double trouble : Black Mayors, black communities, and the call for a deep democracy / / by J. Phillip Thompson III
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| 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 |
| Note generali: | Formerly CIP. |
| Previously issued in print: 2005. | |
| 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 |
| KL; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Thompson 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Double trouble |
| ISBN: | 0-19-029218-0 |
| 0-19-773323-9 | |
| 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.: | 9910816631403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Transgressing boundaries.