
Double Trouble
Black Mayors, Black Communities, and the Call for a Deep Democracy
J. Phillip Thompson(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 5. January 2006
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-19-517733-6 (ISBN)
Description
J. Phillip Thompson III, an insider in the Dinkins administration, provides the first in-depth look at how the black mayors of America's major cities achieve social change. Black constituents naturally look to black mayors to effect great change for the poor, but the reality of the situation is complicated. Thompson argues that African-American mayors, legislators, and political activists need to more effectively challenge opinions and public policies supported by the white public and encourage greater political inclusion and open political discourse within black communities. Only by unveiling painful internal oppresssions and exclusions within black politics will the black community's power increase, and compel similar unveilings in the broader interracial conversation about the problems of the urban poor. Tracing the historical development and contemporary practice of black mayoral politics, this is a fascinating study of the motivations of black politicians, competing ideologies in the black community and the inner dynamics of urban social change.
Reviews / Votes
It is, quite simply, impossible to understand the evolution of the racial foundations of urban politics--and, indeed, all of contemporary urban politics in America--without reading Double Trouble. * David N. Dinkins, 106th Mayor of New York City *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
705 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-517733-6 (9780195177336)
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J. Phillip III Thompson
Double Trouble
Black Mayors, Black Communities, and the Call for a Deep Democracy
E-Book
12/2005
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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J. Phillip III Thompson
Double Trouble
Black Mayors, Black Communities, and the Call for a Deep Democracy
E-Book
12/2005
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€53.99
Available for download
Person
J. Phillip Thompson, III is Associate Professor of Urban Politics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked for a decade in New York City government, serving as Deputy General Manager of the New York Housing Authority and as Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing Coordination and principle mayoral liaison to the 1991 New York City Council Re-Districting Commission during the Dinkins administration.
Author
Associate Professor of Urban PoliticsAssociate Professor of Urban Politics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Content
PART II: INTRODUCTION: THE DINKINS EXPERIENCE