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    Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles
    Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles
    Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles
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    Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles

    By Raphael J. Sonenshein

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    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?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPrinceton University Press
    Release dateJun 5, 2018
    ISBN9780691188027
    Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles
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    Raphael J. Sonenshein

    Raphael J. Sonenshein is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fullerton, and the author of Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles (Princeton). Between 1997 and 1999, he served as Executive Director of the City of Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission.

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