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Double trouble : black mayors, black communities, and the call for a deep democracy / J. Phillip Thompson III.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thompson, J. Phillip, author.
- Series:
- Transgressing boundaries.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Transgressing boundaries
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dinkins, David N.
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- African Americans.
- African American mayors.
- Municipal government--United States.
- Municipal government.
- Cultural pluralism--United States.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- Power (Social sciences)--United States.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Social change--United States.
- Social change.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Thompson argues that African American mayors, legislators & political activists need to more effectively challenge opinions & public policies supported by the white public & encourage greater political inclusion & open political discourse within black communities.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Introduction: Black Mayors and Social Change; 2 "The Dirty Little Secret" of Black Politics; 3 Acquiring, Building, and Sustaining Power: Black CivicOrganizations in Urban Democracy; 4 Race and Interracial Coalitions; 5 "Cursed by Factions and Feuds": Black Factionalism and the Structure of New York City Government; 6 "Set Up a Think Tank": A Black Mayor's Accountability to the Black Community: The Case of David Dinkins; 7 Race, Class, and Ideology in a New York Mayoral Election; 8 Conclusion: From Con.ict to Transformation; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J
- KL; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-029218-0
- 0-19-773323-9
- 1-280-84501-5
- 0-19-534646-7
- 1-4294-3835-5
- OCLC:
- 476006942
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