Politics in Black and White : Race and Power in Los Angeles / Raphael J. Sonenshein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sonenshein, Raphael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--California--Los Angeles--Politics and government.

African Americans.

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Politics and government.

Los Angeles (Calif.).

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 301 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book reaches deep into the past of the city of Los Angeles and carries through to the dramatic events that have recently received global attention--the Rodney King beating and the uprising in South Central L.A. Tracing the evolution of an extraordinary biracial coalition in Los Angeles behind Mayor Tom Bradley, Raphael Sonenshein shows how "crossover" politics and racial violence coexist in urban America. While challenging the prevailing pessimism about biracial coalitions in general, he also compares their relative successes in Los Angeles to their disheartening failures in New York City. What emerges is a probing look at a crucial issue of politics in the United States: can whites and minorities find common ground?

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

TABLES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PART ONE: BACKGROUND

ONE. OVERVIEW: BIRACIAL COALITION POLITICS

TWO. MINORITIES IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CITY: 1781-1960

THREE. FIRST VICTORIES: 1960-1963

PART TWO: THE ROAD TO POWER

FOUR. THE ROOTS OF BIRACIAL POLITICS: THE TENTH DISTRICT

FIVE. RACE, IDEOLOGY, AND THE FORMATION OF A NEW CITYWIDE COALITION

SIX. THE 1969 MAYORAL CRUSADE

SEVEN. BIRACIAL VICTORY: THE 1973 MAYORAL ELECTION

EIGHT. FACTIONAL CONFLICTS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF BIRACIAL POWER

PART THREE: THE COALITION IN POWER

NINE. POLITICAL CHANGE: POWER SHIFTS

TEN. ECONOMIC CHANGE: A MIXED RECORD

ELEVEN. POLITICAL HEGEMONY: 1973-1985

TWELVE. THE BREAKDOWN OF CONSENSUS: 1985-1990

THIRTEEN. THE RODNEY KING CASE AND LOS ANGELES COALITION POLITICS

PART FOUR: ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS

FOURTEEN. BIRACIAL COALITION POLITICS IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY

FIFTEEN. MULTIRACIAL COALITIONS IN THE FUTURE OF LOS ANGELES: POLITICS BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE

SIXTEEN. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: TOWARD A NEW CONTRACT FOR BIRACIAL POLITICS

AFTERWORD

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-292) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9780691188027

0691188025

OCLC:

1076414699