A Fragile Alliance : David Dinkins, Coalition Politics, and the Struggle to Govern a City in Crisis / James J. Barney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barney, James J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dinkins, David N.

African American mayors--New York (State)--New York.

African American mayors.

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

Mayors.

Identity politics--New York (State)--New York.

Identity politics.

Crime and race--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Crime and race.

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1951-.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

Genre:

Biographies

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2026.

Summary:

A major reassessment of New York City's first Black mayor and the fragile coalition politics that reshaped urban America.Charting the rise and fall of New York City's first African American mayor, A Fragile Alliance offers a vivid, deeply researched account of governance, coalition-building, and political change in one of the nation's most.

Contents:

Dinkins, Coalition Politics, and the Future of Liberalism and the Democratic Party

The Belly of the Beast : Dinkins, Sharpton, and White Backlash

Turf Battles and Media Narratives : The Boycott of the Family Red Apple Grocery Store

Crown Heights : A Coalition in Crisis and a Test of Leadership

The Politics of Crack, Crime, and the "Ghettoization" of the Outer Boroughs

Dinkins and White Women

The Politics of HIV and Gay Rights

"We Should Get Out Because New York Is Shot!" : The Staten Island Secession Movement

The Fragility of Identity Politics.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781531514488

9781531514471

OCLC:

1597388762