The Last of the Black Emperors: The Hollow Comeback of Marion Barry in a New Age of Black Leaders Hardcover - 1998
by Jonetta Rose Barras
Offering a gripping, informative, and balanced assessment of Mayor Marion Barry, this book reveals how a crafty, first-generation civil rights era politician pulled off his amazing return to power. 24 photos.
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In The Last of the Black Emperors, author Jonetta Rose Barras explains the many paradoxes of Marion Barry's career, and documents the growth of his racial and political identities parallel with those of his largely black constituency. Barras places the D.C. mayor in context, comparing him with politicians - black and non-black - of his generation, and with "the new black leaders" who have rendered his style obsolete. Focusing on the period from Barry's 1992 prison release, through his 1994 mayoral victory, and the subsequent erosion of his influence in the nation's capital, Barras's study traces the uneven trajectory of a wily, controversial, but captivating personality.
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- Title The Last of the Black Emperors: The Hollow Comeback of Marion Barry in a New Age of Black Leaders
- Author Jonetta Rose Barras
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 332
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bancroft Press, Baltimore, MD
- Date 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780963124661 / 0963124668
- Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 9.29 x 6.3 x 1.22 in (23.60 x 16.00 x 3.10 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Washington (D.C.) - Politics and government, Barry, Marion
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98071561
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 05/15/1998, Page 1569
- Library Journal, 06/01/1998, Page 132
- Publishers Weekly, 06/08/1998, Page 56
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