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The New Black Politician : Cory Booker, Newark, and Post-Racial America.

In the past five years, a vanguard of young, affluent black leadership has emerged, often clashing with older generations of black leadership for power. The 2002 Newark mayoral race, which featured a contentious battle between the young black challenger Cory Booker and the more established black inc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillespie, Andra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Clash of Two Black Americas; 1 Black Political Entrepreneurship, Twenty-First-Century Style: The Theory of Elite Displacement; 2 Prelude: The Rise of Cory Booker; 3 Losing: The 2002 Mayoral Election; 4 Winning: The 2006 Election; Part II: It's Not Easy Being Elite: Governing Challenges in Post-Racial Black America; 5 Policy Is Politics; 6 Perception Is Reality: Judging Cory Booker; 7 The Politics of Perception: Cory Booker in Local and State Affairs; 8 2010: Electoral Politics Revisited.
  • 9 Uncle Julius's Cabin: Black Political Entrepreneurs and the Future of Black PoliticsEpilogue; Appendix A: Methodological Notes; Appendix B: List of Interviewees; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.