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1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Background. 1. Overview: Biracial Coalition Politics. 2. Minorities in the Entrepreneurial City: 1781-1960. 3. First Victories: 1960-1963 -- pt. 2. The Road to Power. 4. The Roots of Biracial Politics: The Tenth District. 5. Race, Ideology, and the Formation of a New Citywide Coalition. 6. The 1969 Mayoral Crusade. 7. Biracial Victory: The 1973 Mayoral Election. 8. Factional Conflicts and the Consolidation of Biracial Power -- pt. 3. The Coalition in Power. 9. Political Change: Power Shifts. 10. Economic Change: A Mixed Record. 11. Political Hegemony: 1973-1985. 12. The Breakdown of Consensus: 1985-1990. 13. The Rodney King Case and Los Angeles Coalition Politics -- pt. 4. Endings and Beginnings. 14. Biracial Coalition Politics in Los Angeles and New York City. 15. Multiracial Coalitions in the Future of Los Angeles: Politics beyond Black and White. 16. Conclusions and Implications: Toward a New Contract for Biracial Politics |
| Summary |
This book reaches deep into the past of the city of Los Angeles and carries through to the dramatic events that have recently received global attention - the Rodney King beating and the uprising in South Central L.A. Tracing the evolution of an extraordinary biracial coalition in Los Angeles behind African-American Mayor Tom Bradley, Raphael Sonenshein shows how "crossover" politics and racial violence coexist in the paradoxical world of urban America. In this first book-length examination of the politics of the second largest (and possibly the most) diverse city in the United States, Sonenshein reveals the surprising durability of the political linkage between Blacks and white liberals, particularly Jews. This coalition also offered a major role to the business community, and expanded to include Latinos and Asian-Americans. The author combines interviews, original voting analyses, and a wide array of archival sources to explore coalition patterns at the elite and mass levels. While challenging the prevailing pessimism about biracial coalitions in general, he also compares their relative successes in Los Angeles to their disheartening failures in New York City. What emerges is a probing look at a crucial issue of politics in the United States: can whites, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, and other minorities find common ground? |
| Analysis |
Politics Related to Race Relations History |
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California |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index |
| Notes |
American Political Science Association Ralph J. Bunche Award, 1994 |
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Print version record |
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African Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Politics and government
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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African Americans -- Politics and government
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Politics and government
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Race relations
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Ethnische Beziehungen
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Politik
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Schwarze
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Politics and government
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations
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California -- Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, Calif.
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Schwärze
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
92033249 |
| ISBN |
9780691188027 |
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0691188025 |
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