Double Trouble Black Mayors, Black Communities, and the Call for a Deep Democracy

Name: Double Trouble Black Mayors, Black Communities, and the Call for a Deep Democracy
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ISBN: 9780195177336

ISBN-10: 0195177339

ISBN-13: 9780195177336

Edition: 2005

Authors: J. Phillip Thompson

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J. Phillip Thompson III, an insider in the Dinkins administration, provides the first in-depth look at how the black mayors of America's major cities achieve social change. Black constituents naturally look to black mayors to effect great change for the poor, but the reality of the situation is complicated. Thompson argues that African-American mayors, legislators, and political activists need to more effectively challenge opinions and public policies supported by the white public and encourage greater political inclusion and open political discourse within black communities. Only by unveiling painful internal oppresssions and exclusions within black politics will the black community's…

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List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 360
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Black Mayors and Social Change



""The Dirty Little Secret"" of Black Politics



Acquiring, Building and Sustaining Power: Black Civic Organizations in Urban Democracy



Race and Inter-Racial Coalitions



Introduction: The Dinkins Experience



""Cursed by Factions and Feuds"": Black Factionalism and the Structure of New York City Government



""Set up a think tank: A Black Mayor's Accountability to the Black Community"": The Case of David Dinkins



Race, Class, and Ideology in a New York Mayoral Election


Conclusion: From Conflict to Transformation


Notes


Bibliography