Black Mayors, White Majorities : The Balancing Act of Racial Politics.
Title:
Black Mayors, White Majorities : The Balancing Act of Racial Politics.
Author:
Perry, Ravi K.
ISBN:
9780803249462
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (363 pages)
Series:
Justice and Social Inquiry
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 A Way Out of No Way -- 2 The Model of Ohio -- 3 An Ebb and Flow System -- 4 Are We "to Be" or Not? -- 5 "Lowest and Best" (and Black) Bids -- 6 Strong Housing Support and a Weak Mayor -- 7 Trickle-Up Public Opinion -- 8 Racial Populism -- 9 Target Practice -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
Ravi K. Perry is an assistant professor of political science and Stennis Scholar for Municipal Governance at Mississippi State University. He is editor of 21st Century Urban Race Politics: Representing Minorities as Universal Interests.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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