Race, performance, and approval of mayors [[electronic resource] /] / Susan E. Howell

• Autore: Howell Susan E
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2007.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.8/54
• Soggetto topico: Mayors - United States; African American mayors - Public opinion
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations Case studies
• 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: Cover; List of Previous Publications; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Performance Models and Mayoral Approval; Chapter 2 Black Mayors in America: A Historical Overview; Chapter 3 Mayoral Racial History in Four Cities; Chapter 4 Conducting the Four City Study; Chapter 5 How Race Affects Performance Evaluations; Chapter 6 Explaining Mayoral Approval; Chapter 7 Conclusion and Discussion; Appendix; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book is a study of why people approve and disapprove of the mayor in four cities with long histories of racial conflict: New Orleans, Detroit, Chicago and Charlotte NC. It examines the relative influence of race, racial factors, racial environment, and perceptions of the quality of life in determining mayoral approval.
• Titolo autorizzato: Race, performance, and approval of mayors
• ISBN: 1-281-36180-1; 9786611361808; 0-230-60332-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451236403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II