The new Black politician Cory Booker, Newark, and post-racial America - Gillespie, Andra; ebrary, Inc. (New York : New York University Press, 2012)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Booker, Cory; African American mayors -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Biography; Mayors -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Election; African Americans -- Politics and government -- Case studies; Post-racialism -- United States -- Case studies; Elite (Social sciences) -- United States -- Case studies; Political entrepreneurship -- United States -- Case studies; Newark (N.J.) -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Newark (N.J.) -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 21st century; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- Case studies; Electronic books