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List of IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. 1Background1Overview: Biracial Coalition Politics32Minorities in the Entrepreneurial City: 1781-1960213First Victories: 1960-196336Pt. 2The Road to Power4The Roots of Biracial Politics: The Tenth District555Race, Ideology, and the Formation of a New Citywide Coalition676The 1969 Mayoral Crusade857Biracial Victory: The 1973 Mayoral Election1018Factional Conflicts and the Consolidation of Biracial Power114Pt. 3The Coalition in Power9Political Change: Power Shifts13910Economic Change: A Mixed Record16311Political Hegemony: 1973-198517612The Breakdown of Consensus: 1985-199019113The Rodney King Case and Los Angeles Coalition Politics210Pt. 4Endings and Beginnings14Biracial Coalition Politics in Los Angeles and New York City22915Multiracial Coalitions in the Future of Los Angeles: Politics beyond Black and White24616Conclusions and Implications: Toward a New Contract for Biracial Politics269References283Index293
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