Gillespie, Andra. <br/><br/>
The new Black politician :  Cory Booker, Newark, and post-racial America / 
Andra Gillespie. 
 - New York :  New York University Press,  c2012. 
 - xi, 314 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. 1. The Clash of Two Black Americas -- Black Political Entrepreneurship, 21st Century Style : The Theory of Elite Displacement -- Prelude : The Rise of Cory Booker -- Losing : The 2002 Mayoral Election -- pt. 2. It's Not Easy Being Elite : Governing Challenges in Post Racial Black America -- Winning : The 2006 Election -- Policy Is Politics -- Perception Is Reality : Judging Cory Booker -- The Politics of Perception : Cory Booker in Local and State Affairs -- 2010 : Electoral Politics Revisited -- Joshua, Esther and Uncle Julius : Black Political Entrepreneurs and the Future of Black Politics -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Methodological Notes -- Appendix B: List of Interviewees. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814732441 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814732445 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780814738689 (ebook) 0814738680 (ebook) 9780814738696 (ebook) 0814738699 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011051072 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016026300  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Booker, Cory.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American mayors--New Jersey--Newark--Biography.<br/>Mayors--Election.--New Jersey--Newark<br/>African Americans--Politics and government--Case studies.<br/>Post-racialism--United States--Case studies.<br/>Elite (Social sciences)--United States--Case studies.<br/>Political entrepreneurship--United States--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Newark (N.J.)--Politics and government--21st century.<br/>Newark (N.J.)--Race relations--Political aspects--History--21st century.<br/>United States--Race relations--Political aspects--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>002 F 144  / B724G 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>974.9/044092