Blacks in power : a comparative study of Black and white elected officials / Leonard A. Cole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, Leonard A., 1933- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayors--New Jersey.

Mayors.

Legislators--New Jersey.

Legislators.

Municipal officials and employees--New Jersey.

Municipal officials and employees.

African American politicians--New Jersey.

African American politicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Princeton Legacy Library edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book examines the remarkable increase of blacks at all levels of political life and makes the first systematic comparison of black and white elected officials. While observers have disagreed as to whether black politicians act differently from their white counterparts, little empirical work has been done because until recently there were few blacks in office. Leonard A. Cole's analysis of elected officials in New Jersey has an important bearing on the controversy.Originally published in 1976.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables

Preface

I. Blacks, Elected Officials, and New Jersey as a Political Forum

II. Historical Overview: New Jersey and the Nation

III. Roads to Office, I: Social and Political Backgrounds

IV. Roads to Office, II: Structural Determinants

V. Philosophy and Ideology

VI. Perceptions on the Importance of Race

VII. Issues and Actions

VIII. City and Suburb

IX. Busing and Zoning

X. Conclusions

Appendix

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691654720

0691654727

9780691617398

0691617392

OCLC:

1016599355