Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles
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Book Overview
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 Mayor Tom Bradley, Raphael Sonenshein shows how "crossover" politics and racial violence coexist in urban America. 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 and minorities find common ground?
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691086346
ISBN13:9780691086347
Release Date:May 1993
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great political history of the Bradley coalition
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I enjoyed this analysis of LA politics, seen through the rise of minorities in LA politics, specifically the Bradley coalition. His work, about LA, is important because LA is important. The lessons that can be learned from LA's successful minority political coalition, and the lessons Sonenshein draws, can and should be used to measure the success of other big city racial politics. And I'm not just saying this because he was my professor at UCLA.
A must-read for anyone interested in racial politics
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Sonenshein's dead-on analysis and clear writing make this book an essential for anyone studying politics in America. There's a reason he was given the APSA award. Not reading it is a travesty and you should be ashamed of yourself. And I'm not just saying that because he's my uncle.
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