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1 online resource (ix, 219 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-211) and index. |
| Summary |
Despite the hopes of the civil rights movement, researchers have found that the election of African Americans to office has not greatly improved the well-being of the black community. By shifting the focus to the white community, this book shows that black representation can have a profound impact. Utilizing national public opinion surveys, data on voting patterns in large American cities, and in-depth studies of Los Angeles and Chicago, Zoltan Hajnal demonstrates that under most black mayors there is real, positive change in the white vote and in the racial attitudes of white residents. This change occurs because black incumbency provides concrete information that disproves the fears and expectations of many white residents. These findings not only highlight the importance of black representation; they also demonstrate the critical role that information can play in racial politics to the point where black representation can profoundly alter white views and white votes. |
| Contents |
1. Black leadership: the possibilities -- 2. Transformation of the white vole -- 3. Transformatin of white attitudes -- 4. Learning across different cities -- 5. Black mayoral leadership in Los Angeles -- 6. Black mayoral leadership in Chicago -- 7. Other cases where information could matter -- Conclusion: a tale of caution and hope. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Politics and government.
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African Americans -- Politics and government. |
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African American leadership -- Public opinion.
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African American leadership. |
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Public opinion. |
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White people -- United States -- Attitudes.
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White people. |
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United States. |
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Voting research -- United States.
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Voting research. |
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Public opinion -- United States.
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United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
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Race relations. |
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African American mayors -- Public opinion.
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African American mayors. |
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African American mayors -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Politics and government.
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1951 |
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hajnal, Zoltan, 1968- Changing white attitudes toward Black political leadership. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 0521857473 9780521857475 (DLC) 2006013120 (OCoLC)68192315 |
| ISBN |
9780511261244 (electronic book) |
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0511261241 (electronic book) |
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0511260679 (electronic book) |
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9780511260674 (electronic book) |
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0521674158 (paperback) |
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9780521674157 (paperback) |
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0521857473 (hardback) |
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9780521857475 (hardback) |
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9780511607523 (ebook) |
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0511607520 (ebook) |
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