Willie Brown : a biography / / James Richardson [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Richardson James <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 509 p. ) : ill.
• Disciplina: 328.794/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Legislators - California; African American legislators - California; United States Local History; Regions & Countries - Americas; History & Archaeology
• Soggetto geografico: California Politics and government 1951-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Biography
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-492) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This is the first comprehensive biography of Willie Brown, one of California's most enduring and controversial politicians. He has been an important leader in national political circles for more than two decades, perhaps the only African American elected official whose power transcends race." "James Richardson takes us from Brown's childhood, to his years as Speaker of the California State Assembly, to his election as San Francisco's mayor. Along the way we get a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of three decades of California politics. With brilliant portraits of key figures like Jesse Unruh, Phillip and John Burton, Maxine Waters, and Leo McCarthy, Richardson shows us how Brown kept progressive politics alive in California even during Republican governorships."--Jacket.
• Titolo autorizzato: Willie Brown
• ISBN: 0-585-24985-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910495875503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II