The new Black politician
Gillespie, Andra.
The new Black politician Cory Booker, Newark, and post-racial America / [electronic resource] : Andra Gillespie. - New York : New York University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
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.
9780814738689
Booker, Cory.
Political entrepreneurship--United States--Case studies.
Elite (Social sciences)--United States--Case studies.
Post-racialism--United States--Case studies.
African Americans--Politics and government--Case studies.
Mayors--Election.--New Jersey--Newark
African American mayors--New Jersey--Newark--Biography.
United States--Race relations--Political aspects--Case studies.
Newark (N.J.)--Race relations--Political aspects--History--21st century.
Newark (N.J.)--Politics and government--21st century.
Electronic books.
F144.N653 / B664 2012
974.9/044092 B
The new Black politician Cory Booker, Newark, and post-racial America / [electronic resource] : Andra Gillespie. - New York : New York University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
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.
9780814738689
Booker, Cory.
Political entrepreneurship--United States--Case studies.
Elite (Social sciences)--United States--Case studies.
Post-racialism--United States--Case studies.
African Americans--Politics and government--Case studies.
Mayors--Election.--New Jersey--Newark
African American mayors--New Jersey--Newark--Biography.
United States--Race relations--Political aspects--Case studies.
Newark (N.J.)--Race relations--Political aspects--History--21st century.
Newark (N.J.)--Politics and government--21st century.
Electronic books.
F144.N653 / B664 2012
974.9/044092 B