LEADER 00000cam a22007578i 4500 001 ocn948669678 003 OCoLC 005 20190111050855.6 006 m o d 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 160502t20162016cau ob 001 0 eng 010 2016018317 019 957435753|a957615828|a957699576|a958084032|a958393276 020 9780520965508|q(electronic book) 020 0520965507|q(electronic book) 020 |z9780520291898|q(cloth ;|qalkaline paper) 035 (OCoLC)948669678|z(OCoLC)957435753|z(OCoLC)957615828 |z(OCoLC)957699576|z(OCoLC)958084032|z(OCoLC)958393276 037 22573/ctt1f1c71f|bJSTOR 037 11803136-3363-43F5-8479-FD34B6566A37|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 DLC|beng|erda|epn|cDLC|dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dJSTOR|dEBLCP|dN$T |dYDX|dTEFOD|dCCO|dCSAIL|dIDB|dICA|dIOG|dUAB|dOCLCQ|dHEBIS |dOCLCO|dOCLCA|dHCO|dOCLCF|dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dKSU|dNTG|dOCLCA |dCOF|dWYU|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dU3W|dOCLCA|dTKN 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 049 RIDW 050 10 JK2356 072 7 SOC026000|2bisacsh 082 00 324.2734089/96073|223 090 JK2356 100 1 Fields, Corey,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ no2014114393|eauthor. 245 10 Black elephants in the room :|bthe unexpected politics of African American Republicans /|cCorey D. Fields. 263 1610 264 1 Oakland, California :|bUniversity of California Press, |c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 1 online resource 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 From many to few -- Beyond Uncle Tom -- Race doesn't matter -- Black power through conservative principles -- Like crabs in a barrel -- Whither the Republican Party. 520 "What do you think of when you hear about an African American Republican? Are they heroes fighting against the expectation that all blacks must vote democratic? Are they Uncle Toms or sellouts, serving as traitors to their race? What is it really like to be a black person in the Republican Party? Black Elephants in the Room considers how race structures the political behavior of African American Republicans and discusses the dynamic relationship between race and political behavior in the purported 'post-racial' context of US politics. Drawing on vivid first-person accounts, the book sheds light on the different ways black identity structures African Americans' membership in the Republican Party. Moving past rhetoric and politics, we begin to see the everyday people working to reconcile their commitment to black identity with their belief in Republican principles. And at the end, we learn the importance of understanding both the meanings African Americans attach to racial identity and the political contexts in which those meanings are developed and expressed"--Provided by publisher. 588 0 Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 610 20 Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n80067040|xMembership.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006616 610 27 Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/544975 610 27 Republican Party|gUSA.|2gnd 648 7 21st century|2fast 648 7 2000-2099|2fast 650 0 African Americans|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects /sh85001932|xPolitical activity|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2002011434|zUnited States.|0https:/ /id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330-781 650 0 African Americans|xPolitics and government|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95010593|y21st century. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 650 0 Identity politics|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects /sh2009000728|zUnited States.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n78095330-781 650 0 Allegiance|zUnited States.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities /subjects/sh2009114709 650 7 African Americans.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 799558 650 7 Political participation.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1069386 650 7 African Americans|xPolitics and government.|2fast|0https:/ /id.worldcat.org/fast/799659 650 7 Identity politics.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1747531 650 7 Allegiance.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/805505 651 7 United States.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204155 655 4 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aFields, Corey.|tBlack elephants in the room.|dOakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]|z9780520291898|w(DLC) 2016017310 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=1342940|zOnline eBook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20190118|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW 1-11-19 6702 |lridw 994 92|bRID