Blacks in Power : : A Comparative Study of Black and White Elected Officials / / Leonard A. Cole.

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...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
©1976
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 5054
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of 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