Black Mayors, White Majorities : The Balancing Act of Racial Politics /

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This book explores how, if at all, the representation of Black interests is being pursued by Black mayors and whether Blacks' historically high expectations for Black mayors are being realized. --

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Perry, Ravi K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Race relations > Political aspects.
Politics and government
Municipal government.
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans > Politics and government.
African American mayors.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
Noirs americains > Conditions sociales.
Administration municipale > États-Unis.
Maires noirs americains.
Noirs americains > Politique et gouvernement.
Municipal government > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect politique.
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Theorizing the Representation of Urban Blacks in "White" Cities
  • A Way Out of No Way : Reconsidering the Hollow Prize Thesis
  • The Model of Ohio : Political History and Demographic Change in a Rust-Belt State
  • An Ebb and Flow System : Fluctuations in Black Political Advancement in Toledo
  • Are We "to Be" or Not? : The Push and Pull of Race in Dayton Politics
  • "Lowest and Best" (and Black) Bids : Mayor Jack Ford and the Active Pursuit of Black Contractors
  • Strong Housing Support and a Weak Mayor : Rhine McLin's Efforts for Improved Housing
  • Trickle-Up Public Opinion : Universalizing Black Interests Perceptions
  • Racial Populism : Ford's and McLin's Targeted Political Rhetoric
  • Target Practice : Universalizing the Interests of Blacks for All
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A : Statistics on McLin and Ford Mayoral Victories
  • Appendix B : Research Methodologies.

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