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Countervailing forces in African-American civic activism, 1973-1994
Harris, Fredrick C.
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Cambridge University Press, |
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2006. |
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xii, 176 p. : |
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0521849365 |
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This is a first-ever study assessing black civic participation after the civil rights movement.
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Fredrick C. Harris is Associate Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of African-American Politics at the University of Rochester
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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List of Figures and Tables |
ix |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Introduction |
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2 Good Times and Bad: Trends in the Economic, Social, and Political Conditions of African Americans in the Post-Civil Rights Era |
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3 Studying Group Activism: Toward a Macro Approach to Black Civic Participation |
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4 Echoes of Black Civic Activism: Historical Foundations and Longitudinal Considerations |
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5 Shifting Forces: Modeling Changes in Post-Civil Rights Black Activism |
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6 From Margin to Center: Bringing Structural Forces into Focus in the Analysis of Black Activism |
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Appendix A Question Wording and Coding |
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Appendix B Variable Sources and Descriptions |
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Appendix C Time Series Models |
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References |
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Index |
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Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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ISBN:
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0521849365 (hardback)
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ISBN:
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9780521849364 (hardback)
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0521614139 (pbk.)
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ISBN:
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9780521614139 (pbk.)
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LC call number:
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JK1924 .H37 2006
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Personal author:
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Harris, Fredrick C.
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Title:
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Countervailing forces in African-American civic activism, 1973-1994 / Fredrick C. Harris, Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, Brian D. McKenzie.
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Publication info:
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Physical description:
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xii, 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-169) and index.
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Contents:
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Good times and bad : trends in the economic, social, and political conditions of African Americans in the post-civil rights era -- Studying group activism : toward a macro approach to Black civic participation -- Echoes of Black civic activism : historical foundations and longitudinal considerations -- Shifting forces : modeling changes in post-civil rights Black activism -- From margin to center : bringing structural forces into focus in the analysis of black activism.
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Subject:
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Political participation--United States.
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African Americans--Politics and government.
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African Americans--Economic conditions.
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African Americans--Social conditions.
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Personal author:
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Sinclair-Chapman, Valeria, 1969-
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Personal author:
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McKenzie, Brian D., 1971-
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Electronic access:
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Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005004573.html
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Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2005004573-d.html
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Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2005004573-b.html
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