Double trouble : Black Mayors, black communities, and the call for a deep democracy /

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Provides an in-depth look at how the black mayors of America's major cities achieve social change. Tracing the historical development and contemporary practice of black mayoral politics, this is a study of the motivations of black politicians, competing ideologies in the black community, and th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, J. Phillip
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:Transgressing boundaries.
Temas:
Dinkins, David N.
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.
Maires noirs américains.
Noirs américains > Politique et gouvernement.
Diversité culturelle > États-Unis.
Administration municipale > États-Unis.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > États-Unis.
African American mayors
African Americans > Politics and government
Cultural pluralism
Democracy
Municipal government
Political participation
Power (Social sciences)
Race relations > Political aspects
Social change
United States > Race relations > Political aspects.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect politique.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART I: BLACK MAYORS AND THE QUEST FOR DEMOCRACY: Introduction: Black mayors and social change
  • "The dirty little secret" of Black politics
  • Acquiring, building, and sustaining power: Black civic organizations in urban democracy
  • Race and interracial coalitions
  • PART II: THE DINKINS EXPERIENCE: "Cursed by factions and feuds": Black nationalism and the structure of New York City government
  • "Set up a think tank": a Black mayor's accountability to the Black community: the case of David Dinkins
  • Race, class, and ideology in a New York mayoral election
  • Conclusion: From conflict to transformation.

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