UID:
almafu_9958072992802883
Format:
xviii, 218 p. :
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ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-135-57996-2
,
1-135-57997-0
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9786610071227
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1-138-98440-X
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1-280-07122-2
,
0-203-90503-2
Series Statement:
Garland studies on race and politics
Content:
This book is the most comprehensive case study of the city's political scene written to date. The text primarily shows that white racism is not the only obstacle to black political development.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Preface and acknowledgments -- Foreword -- List of tables -- List of illustrations -- ch. 1. The role of race in local electoral politics -- ch. 2. Black politics and race relations in Memphis during reconstruction -- ch. 3. The Crump machine and Black Memphis -- ch. 4. The civil rights movement in Memphis -- ch. 5. Racial polarization and electoral behavior, 1975-87 -- ch. 6. The 1991 Memphis mayoral election: W.W. Herenton targets Black mobilization -- ch. 7. The limits of mayoral power and the ethnoracial transition in Memphis -- ch. 8. The continuing search for full incorporation in Memphis -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8153-3083-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-203-90627-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203905036
