The Rhetoric of Black Mayors

Informationen zum Autor By Deborah F. Atwater Klappentext This book explores rhetorical and practical efforts of Black mayors in building coalitions to win elections and govern cities. Atwater discusses and analyzes the process of creating coalitions by each mayor by dealing with the news coverage of the mayors by both the black and mainstream press and including interviews. Zusammenfassung This book explores rhetorical and practical efforts of Black mayors in building coalitions to win elections and govern cities. Atwater discusses and analyzes the process of creating coalitions by each mayor by dealing with the news coverage of the mayors by both the black and mainstream press and including interviews. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1 - Wilson Goode: Mayor as Technocrat and Pioneer, Philadelphia, PA Chapter 4 Chapter 2 - James Sills, Jr.: Mayor as Educator, Wilmington, DE Chapter 5 Chapter 3 - Sharon Pratt Dixon Kelly: African American Woman Reformer, Mayor, Washington, DC Chapter 6 Chapter 4 - Aaron Thompson: Mayor as Caretaker, Camden, NJ Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Marvin Wilson, Mayer as Purveyor of Hope, Glenarden, MD Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Kwame Malik Kilpatrick: Mayor as Rising Star/Fallen Angel, Detroit, MI Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Conclusion Chapter 10 Bibliography

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Deborah F. Atwater

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Deborah F Atwater, Deborah F. Atwater
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780761850762
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5076-2
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Political leaders & leadership, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Political leaders and leadership, Black & Asian Studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General