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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Note; Special Anniversary Section; NCOBPS: Twenty Years Later; NCOBPS: Observations on the State of the Organization; Feature Articles; Racial Belief Systems, Religious Guidance, and African-American Political Participation; White/Black Perceptions of the Electability of Black Political Candidates; Electoral Politics, Affirmative Action, and the Supreme Court: The Case of Richmond v. Croson; Political Responses to Underemployment among African Americans |
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The Politics of Desegregation in Higher Education: Analysis of Adams States ProgressSYMPOSIUM: Big-City Black Mayors: Have They Made a Difference?; Introduction; Big-City Black Mayors: An Overview; Black Mayoral Leadership in Atlanta: A Comment; Mayor of the Colony: Effective Mayoral Leadership as a Matter of Public Perception; Black Political and Mayoral Leadership in Birmingham and New Orleans; The Political Legacy of Harold Washington: 1983-1987; Black Political Power in the City of Angels: An Analysis of Mayor Tom Bradley's Electoral Success; The Politics of Detroit: A Look Ahead |
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Mayor W. Wilson Goode of Philadelphia: The TechnocratBlack Mayoral Leadership: A Twenty-Year Perspective; Book Forum; Review Essays: Black Politics; The Pioneering Books on Black Politics and the Political Science Community, 1903-1965; Independent Leveraging and Local Community Development; Bibliographic Essays: Race, Class, and Urban Politics; Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Resources; Separate and Unequal Societies in Urban Politics; Social Science, Public Policy, and Persistent Poverty among Urban Blacks: A Review of the Literature; Urban Politics |
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Race, Class, and Politics: A Conceptual Critique of William J. Wilson's Model of American Racial HistoryBook Reviews; On Account of Sex: The Politics of Women's Issues 1945-1968; Slavery and Its Consequences: The Constitution, Equality, and Race; Coleman Young and Detroit Politics: From Social Activists to Power Broker; Strategies for Mobilizing Black Voters: Four Case Studies; Political Power in the Postindustrial City: An Introduction to Urban Politics; Urban Reform and Its Consequences: A Study in Representation; Book Notes; The 1984 National Black Election Study Sourcebook |
| Summary |
"The official publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS), this annual publication includes significant scholarly research reflecting the diverse interests of scholars from various backgrounds who use a variety of models, approaches, and methodologies. The central focus is on politics and policies that advantage or disadvantage groups because of race, ethnicity, sex, or other factors. The research is performed in a variety of contexts and settings. This second volume is dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the NCOBPS, and is commemorated in a special introductory section that includes major feature articles, a special symposium, and a book review section. Lucius J. Barker is Edna F. Gellhorn Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science at Washington University, St. Louis, and author of a number of books and articles on American judicial politics and public law and African-American politics."--Provided by publisher |
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Politics and government
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African American politicians.
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African Americans -- Politics and government.
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African American politicians
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African Americans -- Politics and government
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Politics and government
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United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330
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United States
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351313803 |
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1351313800 |
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