Flak-Catchers - One Hundred Years of Riot Commission Politics in America

Informationen zum Autor By Lindsey Lupo Klappentext Flak-Catchers explores the ways in which riot commissions-the institutional bodies appointed by an executive in the aftermath of a race riot to determine a riot timeline, investigate causes, and offer prescriptions for change-have dealt with racial violence in the United States over the last century. In studying five American riots and their commissions this book shows that riot commissions only serve to give the appearance of strong and responsive government action during uncertain times. They primarily benefit the instituting body by focusing on a restoration of law and order while undermining any larger civil rights message. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Acknowledgements 2 Chapter 1. Introduction 3 Chapter 2. Literature Review 4 Chapter 3. Research Design 5 Chapter 4. The 1919 Chicago Riot and the Chicago Commission 6 Chapter 5. The 1935 Harlem Riot and the Harlem Commission 7 Chapter 6. The 1965 Los Angeles Riot and the McCone Commission 8 Chapter 7. The 1967 USA Riots and the Kerner Commission 9 Chapter 8. The 1992 Los Angeles Riot and the Assembly Special Committee, Senate Special Task Force, Presidential Task Force, and the Webster-Williams Commission 10 Chapter 9. The Changing Nature of Riot Commission Politics in the Post-Kerner Commission Years 11 Chapter 10. Conclusion 12 Archive Notes 13 Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Lindsey Lupo, Lupo Lindsey
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2010
• EAN: 9780739138106
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-3810-6
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies