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The new Black politician : Cory Booker, Newark, and post-racial America /

Looks at the 2002 Newark mayoral race between Cory Booker and the more established black incumbent Sharpe James, which articulated how moderate black politicians are challenging civil rights veterans for power.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillespie, Andra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. The Clash of Two Black Americas
  • Black Political Entrepreneurship, 21st Century Style : The Theory of Elite Displacement
  • Prelude : The Rise of Cory Booker
  • Losing : The 2002 Mayoral Election
  • pt. 2. It's Not Easy Being Elite : Governing Challenges in Post Racial Black America
  • Winning : The 2006 Election
  • Policy Is Politics
  • Perception Is Reality : Judging Cory Booker
  • The Politics of Perception : Cory Booker in Local and State Affairs
  • 2010 : Electoral Politics Revisited
  • Joshua, Esther and Uncle Julius : Black Political Entrepreneurs and the Future of Black Politics
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A: Methodological Notes
  • Appendix B: List of Interviewees.