Black Atlantic Politics

Dilemmas of Political Empowerment in Boston and Liverpool

AvWilliam E. Nelson Jr.

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

Groundbreaking research on Black political participation and urban race relations on both sides of the Atlantic.Winner of the 2000 Best Book on Comparative Racial and Ethnic Politics Presented by the American Political Science Association, Section of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics This first comprehensive comparative study of Black politics focuses on American and British settings-Boston and Liverpool. The author argues that Black communities on both sides of the Atlantic face a host of social, economic, and political constraints produced by hierarchical racial systems that promote White dominance and Black subordination.Built on a strong historical foundation and on interviews with over 150 political activists, academicians, politicians, and public administrators, this study examines some of the most important issues in the field of urban politics: the mobilization of bias in the political system, race and class constraints on the exercise of political influence, the impact of racial and political ideologies on the external policy environment, dilemmas associated with the mobilization of minority leadership, Black electoral strategies and political participation, the social consequences of urban regeneration, urban riots, school desegregation, the development of effective Black political resources, and conflict and cooperation in the internal politics of the Black community.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-08-03
Mått:151 x 228 x 20 mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in African American Studies
Antal sidor:364
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791446720

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Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

William E. Nelson Jr. is Research Professor of African American and African Studies and Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University. He is coauthor (with Philip Meranto) of Electing Black Mayors: Political Action in the Black Community.

Recensioner i media

"This is a pioneering book. It offers an innovative conceptualization using new and different data and a longitudinal perspective. It thinks about racial politics in a bold and different way. A landmark study." — Hanes Walton Jr., author of Invisible Politics: Black Political Behavior"An intellectual triumph! The author offers a very refreshing approach to Black politics. The interviews on both sides of the Atlantic are outstanding. I know Boston best and Nelson's understanding of city politics is remarkable. I learned much from reading this book." — Wilbur C. Rich, coeditor of Governing Middle-Sized Cities: Studies in Mayoral Leadership

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations Foreword by James Jennings Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Black Atlantic Politics Chapter 1. The Black Atlantic: Race and Local PoliticsChapter 2. Boston and Liverpool: A Tale of Two CitiesPart Two: Black Politics in Boston Chapter 3. Boston: City Governance and Black Political EmpowermentChapter 4. Black Political Linkage: The Search for Alternative Sources of PowerChapter 5. Boston: Strategic Dimensions of Black PoliticsChapter 6. Resource Mobilization and Black Political LinkagePart Three: Black Politics in Liverpool Chapter 7. Liverpool: Local Governance and Black Political EmpowermentChapter 8. The Toxteth Riots and the Race Policy AgendaChapter 9. Liverpool: Political Strategies and Political EmpowermentChapter 10. Linkage Politics and Political ResourcesPart Four: Comparative Racial Politics Chapter 11. Boston and Liverpool: The Comparative Context of Black PoliticsNotes Index