The urban voter : group conflict and mayoral voting behavior in American cities / Karen M. Kaufmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufmann, Karen M., 1959-

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

The politics of race and ethnicity.

The politics of race and ethnicity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local elections--United States.

Local elections.

Elections--California--Los Angeles.

Elections.

Elections--New York (State)--New York.

Mayors--United States--Election.

Mayors.

Mayors--California--Los Angeles--Election.

Mayors--New York (State)--New York--Election.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects.

United States.

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Race relations--Political aspects.

Los Angeles (Calif.).

New York (N.Y.)--Race relations--Political aspects.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Investigates the mayoral politics of New York and Los Angeles to reveal the role that interracial conflict plays in local voting decisions.

Contents:

Constructing a theory of local voting behavior

Group interest theory and local elections

From rioting to Watergate: Los Angeles, 1969 and 1973

Tough enough to turn L.A. around :Los Angeles, 1973 to 1993

Vote your hopes, not your fears : New York, 1965 to 1993

Racial conflict and retrospective voting

Down but not out : A liberal revival in 2001

Changing urban politics in the new millennium.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786612639036

9781282639034

128263903X

9780472025015

0472025015

OCLC:

651657357