The pomp of power: Black mayoralties in urban America

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 828-850

  Marschall, Melissa J ^a   Ruhil, Anirudh V S ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750439862     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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