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The new Black politician

by Gillespie, Andra.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : New York University Press, (New York :) Physical details: xi, 314 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Booker, Cory. | African American mayors -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Biography. | Mayors -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Election. | African Americans -- Politics and government -- Case studies. | Post-racialism -- United States -- Case studies. | Elite (Social sciences) -- United States -- Case studies. | Political entrepreneurship -- United States -- Case studies. | Newark (N.J.) -- Politics and government -- 21st century. | Newark (N.J.) -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 21st century. | United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- Case studies. | Electronic books.
Year: 2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The Clash of Two Black Americas -- Black Political Entrepreneurship, 21st Century Style : The Theory of Elite Displacement -- Prelude : The Rise of Cory Booker -- Losing : The 2002 Mayoral Election -- pt. 2. It's Not Easy Being Elite : Governing Challenges in Post Racial Black America -- Winning : The 2006 Election -- Policy Is Politics -- Perception Is Reality : Judging Cory Booker -- The Politics of Perception : Cory Booker in Local and State Affairs -- 2010 : Electoral Politics Revisited -- Joshua, Esther and Uncle Julius : Black Political Entrepreneurs and the Future of Black Politics -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Methodological Notes -- Appendix B: List of Interviewees.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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