Knowledge, Power, and Black Politics by Jones, Mack H. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Copyright Contents List of Figures and Tables Foreword by Robert C. Smith

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Introduction Section I. Epistemology and Theory

1 A Frame of Reference for Black Politics

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2 Scientific Method, Value Judgments, and the Black Predicament in the United States

Methods of Scientific Inquiry Value Judgments Concept Formation Notes

3 NCOBPS: Twenty Years Later

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The Paradigm as the Source of Parochialism The Dominant Paradigm and Black Political Life Toward a More Useful Paradigm Notes

Section II. Black Politics: Theory and Practice

5 Black Politics: From Civil Rights to Benign Neglect

Contemporary Black Politics Epilogue Notes

6 Black Political Empowerment in Atlanta: Myth and Reality

Frame of Reference Potential Black Political Power The Beginning of Black Empowerment 1965–1973 The Consolidation of Formal Black Political Power Race and the 1973 Elections Blacks in Power 1973–1977 Conclusion Notes

7 Black Mayoral Leadership in Atlanta: A Comment

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Introduction Historic Background Use of Examiners Section 5 Preclearance Litigative Activity Conclusion Notes

Section III. Race and Public Policy

9 The Black Underclass as Systemic Phenomenon

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10 Political Philosophy and Public Assistance in Liberal Society

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11 Affirmative Action: What is the Question—Race or Oppression?

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Racism and Denial: The American Tradition Liberalism and Conservatism and Black Political Activity The Rise of the Black Conservative Movement Ideological Assumptions and Public Policy Choices Public Policy Choices Conclusion Notes

13 On Display; Hypocrisy, Deceit, and Arrogance: Bush and the Invasion of Iraq

Conclusion Notes

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Section IV. Commentaries and Reviews

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16 Limitations of the Civil Rights Philosophy and Agenda: A Different Perspective

I II III IV Note References

17 Cornel West, the Insurgent Black Intellectual, Race Matters: A Critical Comment

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