Subordination or empowerment? [[electronic resource] ] : African-American leadership and the struggle for urban political power / / Richard A. Keiser

• Autore: Keiser Richard A
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.3/089/96073
• Soggetto topico: African American leadership; Community power - United States; Political participation - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; One: Electoral Competition and the Emergence of Political Leadership; Two: Black Political Subordination in Chicago; Three: Political Monopoly and the Maintenance of Black Subordination in Gary; Four: Not Quite Brotherly Love: Electoral Competition and the Institutionalization of Biracial Political Cooperation in Philadelphia; Five: Political Competition and Black Empowerment in Atlanta, 1946-1992; Six: Subordination or Empowerment?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Through case studies of the cities of Chicago, Gary, Philadelphia and Atlanta in the USA, the author of this text explores why black people have won political empowerment in some areas and not others. He asserts that competition among white factions creates opportunities for black leaders.
• Titolo autorizzato: Subordination or empowerment
• ISBN: 1-280-52622-X; 0-19-536049-4; 1-4294-1538-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451152603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II