Table of Contents for Sonenshein, R.J.: Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles.

Politics in Black and White:
Race and Power in Los Angeles
Raphael J. Sonenshein

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Pt. 1 Background
1 Overview: Biracial Coalition Politics 3
2 Minorities in the Entrepreneurial City: 1781-1960 21
3 First Victories: 1960-1963 36
Pt. 2 The Road to Power
4 The Roots of Biracial Politics: The Tenth District 55
5 Race, Ideology, and the Formation of a New Citywide Coalition 67
6 The 1969 Mayoral Crusade 85
7 Biracial Victory: The 1973 Mayoral Election 101
8 Factional Conflicts and the Consolidation of Biracial Power 114
Pt. 3 The Coalition in Power
9 Political Change: Power Shifts 139
10 Economic Change: A Mixed Record 163
11 Political Hegemony: 1973-1985 176
12 The Breakdown of Consensus: 1985-1990 191
13 The Rodney King Case and Los Angeles Coalition Politics 210
Pt. 4 Endings and Beginnings
14 Biracial Coalition Politics in Los Angeles and New York City 229
15 Multiracial Coalitions in the Future of Los Angeles: Politics beyond Black and White 246
16 Conclusions and Implications: Toward a New Contract for Biracial Politics 269
References 283
Index 293