Wilbur C Rich
Biographic Data
| ID | 712460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wilbur C Rich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wilbur C |
| FAMILY NAME | Rich |
| SIGNATURE | RICH W C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wellesley College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Struggle for the People's King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement by Hajar Yazdiha
Black Mayors and School Politics: The Failure of Reform in Detroit, Gary, and Newark
Mayors in the Middle: Politics, Race, and Mayoral Control of Urban Schools
Concluding Observations: Governance Structure as a Tool, Not a Solution
A Discussion of Richard Flacks and Nelson Lichtenstein's The Port Huron Statement: Sources and Legacies of the New Left’s Founding Manifesto
The Port Huron Statement was one of the most important manifestos of the New Left in the United States. A foundational statement of the theme of “participatory democracy,” the text had an important influence on post-1960s politics and, arguably, on post-1960s political science. The recent publication of a new edition of the Statement is an occasion for reflection on its importance. And so we have invited a distinguished cast of political scientis…
Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream
Journal Article Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream Get access Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream by Christina M. Greer. New York, Oxford University Press, 2013. 226 pp. $27.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 129, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages 715–717, …
The Post-Racial Society is Here: Recognition, Critics and the Nation-State
Introduction. 1. Constructing the Race-based Society: American Style 2. Race-based Discourse and Stability 3. Race-based Schools and Consequences 4. Race-based Media: What People Read, Hear and See 5. Race, Economics and the Crisis of the State 6. The Recognition of the Post-Racial Society 7. Post-Racial Society and its Critics. Conclusions
The Middle Class Fights Back: How Progressive Movements Can Restore Democracy in America
Journal Article The Middle Class Fights Back: How Progressive Movements Can Restore Democracy in America Get access The Middle Class Fights Back: How Progressive Movements Can Restore Democracy in America by Brian D'Agostino. Westport, CT, Praeger Publishers, 2012. 203 pp. $48.00. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 128, Issue …
Post-Racial Society Is Here: Recognition, Critics and the Nation-State
America's Uneven Democracy: Race, Turnout, and Representation in City Politics by Zoltan Hajnal
Custodians of Place: Governing the Growth and Development of Cities by Paul G. Lewis and Max Neiman
Journal Article Custodians of Place: Governing the Growth and Development of Cities by Paul G. Lewis and Max Neiman Get access Custodians of Place: Governing the Growth and Development of Citiesby Paul G. Lewisand Max Neiman. Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press, 2009. 247pp. Paper, $29.95. Wilbur Rich Wilbur Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume …
David Dinkins and New York City Politics: Race, Images, and the Media
Are we all overcoming the same thing
The Rise and Fall of Modern Black Leadership: Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Tragedy
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Consciousness of Race: Late Nineteenth Century Leaders and the Prelude to Modern Leadership The Rising Color Line Progressives and the Search for Opportunity The 1920s: A Restructuring of Black Leadership Chapter 4 Consciousness of Class: The Great Depression and New Directions in Black Leadership World War II and the Genesis of Modern Leadership The 1950s: Civil Rights as a Middle Class Panacea …
Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools
Journal Article Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools Get access Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools by Clarence N. Stone, Jeffrey R. Henig, Bryan D. Jones, and Carol Pierannunzi. Lawrence, University Press of Kansas, 2001. 197 pp. Paper, $16.00. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterl…
Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power
Journal Article Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power Get access Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power by Leonard N. Moore. Champaign, University of Illinois Press, 2002. 242 pp. $34.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 118, Issue 3, Fall 2003, Pages 536–537, https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-165X.…
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Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community
Journal Article Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community Get access Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community by Steven Gregory, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1998. 282 pp. $29.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 114, Issue 3, Fall 1999, Pages 515–516, https://doi.…
Who Lost the Megaplex
Spontaneous Talk, Linguistic Capital, and Diversity: Communication in Knowledge-Based Organizations
In knowledge-based organizations, talk is more than just talk. Verbal ability plays a key role in career mobility in the workplace. Every worker is also expected to have good listening and interpretive skills. These skills are essential because the communication system in such organizations contains linguistic codes that allow several different messages to be sent in a single transmission. As minorities and women move into white-collar positions,…
Professional Sports, Economic Development and Public Policy
Black Mayors and School Politics: The Failure of Reform in Detroit, Gary, and Newark
The Moral Choices of Garbage Collectors: Administrative Ethics from Below
This paper uses ethnographic techniques to examine the working behavior of garbage collectors in the Detroit public works department and to assess whether the workplace creates ethical problems. I found several opportunities for ethical dilemmas facing Detroit, Ml, garbage collectors. The current management practice in Detroit's public works department is to make rules without consulting workers. I make a case for collectors' participation in eth…
Black mayors and school politics: The failure of reform in Detroit, Gary, and Newark
Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics by Michael Dawson
Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics by Michael Dawson
Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community
Journal Article Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community Get access Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community by Steven Gregory, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1998. 282 pp. $29.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 114, Issue 3, Fall 1999, Pages 515–516, https://doi.…
Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power
Journal Article Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power Get access Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power by Leonard N. Moore. Champaign, University of Illinois Press, 2002. 242 pp. $34.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 118, Issue 3, Fall 2003, Pages 536–537, https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-165X.…
Black Mayors and School Politics: The Failure of Reform in Detroit, Gary, and Newark
American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass, by Douglass S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton
Journal Article American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass, by Douglass S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton Get access American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass by Douglass S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1993. 292 pp. $29.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quart…
The Moral Choices of Garbage Collectors: Administrative Ethics from Below
This paper uses ethnographic techniques to examine the working behavior of garbage collectors in the Detroit public works department and to assess whether the workplace creates ethical problems. I found several opportunities for ethical dilemmas facing Detroit, Ml, garbage collectors. The current management practice in Detroit's public works department is to make rules without consulting workers. I make a case for collectors' participation in eth…
Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream
Journal Article Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream Get access Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream by Christina M. Greer. New York, Oxford University Press, 2013. 226 pp. $27.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 129, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages 715–717, …
The Rise and Fall of Modern Black Leadership: Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Tragedy
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Consciousness of Race: Late Nineteenth Century Leaders and the Prelude to Modern Leadership The Rising Color Line Progressives and the Search for Opportunity The 1920s: A Restructuring of Black Leadership Chapter 4 Consciousness of Class: The Great Depression and New Directions in Black Leadership World War II and the Genesis of Modern Leadership The 1950s: Civil Rights as a Middle Class Panacea …
Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools
Journal Article Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools Get access Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools by Clarence N. Stone, Jeffrey R. Henig, Bryan D. Jones, and Carol Pierannunzi. Lawrence, University Press of Kansas, 2001. 197 pp. Paper, $16.00. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterl…
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An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Spontaneous Talk, Linguistic Capital, and Diversity: Communication in Knowledge-Based Organizations
In knowledge-based organizations, talk is more than just talk. Verbal ability plays a key role in career mobility in the workplace. Every worker is also expected to have good listening and interpretive skills. These skills are essential because the communication system in such organizations contains linguistic codes that allow several different messages to be sent in a single transmission. As minorities and women move into white-collar positions,…
Professional Sports, Economic Development and Public Policy
The Spoiled System: A Call for Civil Service Reform, by Robert G. Vaughn
Special role and role expectation of black administrators of neighborhood mental health programs
Psychological Needs and Political Behavior, by Stanley Allen Renshon
Special role and role expectation of black administrators of neighborhood mental health programs
The Spoiled System: A Call for Civil Service Reform, by Robert G. Vaughn
Civil Servants, Municipalities, and Courts
Blacks and Social Change: Impact of the Civil Rights Movement in Southern Communities, by James W. Button
Urban Minority Administrators: Politics, Policy, and Style, by Albert K. Karnig and Paula D. McClain
The Politics of Casino Gambling: Detroit Style
To recover from the effects of disinvestment in the auto industry, Detroit is being promoted as a tourist/convention center. Casinos have been suggested as revenue enhancers and as tourist magnets. Despite the poor reviews Atlantic City received from introducing casinos, three casino referenda have been attempted in Detroit. The 1988 anticasino campaign is reviewed in this article. The voters again rejected casinos in that campaign, but the impor…
Emerging Influentials in State Legislatures: Women, Blacks, and Hispanics, by Albert Nelson
Introduction to Minority Incorporation Minority Representation in Chambers Representation within Parties: A Gender Comparison Turnover in Lower State Legislative Chambers Minority Influence and Policy Effects Summarizing Incorporation Dynamics Bibliography Index
American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass, by Douglass S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton
Journal Article American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass, by Douglass S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton Get access American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass by Douglass S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1993. 292 pp. $29.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quart…
Behind the Mule: Race and Class in African-American Politics by Michael Dawson
The Moral Choices of Garbage Collectors: Administrative Ethics from Below
This paper uses ethnographic techniques to examine the working behavior of garbage collectors in the Detroit public works department and to assess whether the workplace creates ethical problems. I found several opportunities for ethical dilemmas facing Detroit, Ml, garbage collectors. The current management practice in Detroit's public works department is to make rules without consulting workers. I make a case for collectors' participation in eth…
Black mayors and school politics: The failure of reform in Detroit, Gary, and Newark
Black Mayors and School Politics: The Failure of Reform in Detroit, Gary, and Newark
Who Lost the Megaplex
Spontaneous Talk, Linguistic Capital, and Diversity: Communication in Knowledge-Based Organizations
In knowledge-based organizations, talk is more than just talk. Verbal ability plays a key role in career mobility in the workplace. Every worker is also expected to have good listening and interpretive skills. These skills are essential because the communication system in such organizations contains linguistic codes that allow several different messages to be sent in a single transmission. As minorities and women move into white-collar positions,…
Professional Sports, Economic Development and Public Policy
Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community
Journal Article Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community Get access Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community by Steven Gregory, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1998. 282 pp. $29.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 114, Issue 3, Fall 1999, Pages 515–516, https://doi.…
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An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools
Journal Article Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools Get access Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools by Clarence N. Stone, Jeffrey R. Henig, Bryan D. Jones, and Carol Pierannunzi. Lawrence, University Press of Kansas, 2001. 197 pp. Paper, $16.00. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterl…
Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power
Journal Article Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power Get access Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power by Leonard N. Moore. Champaign, University of Illinois Press, 2002. 242 pp. $34.95. Wilbur C. Rich Wilbur C. Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 118, Issue 3, Fall 2003, Pages 536–537, https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-165X.…
The Rise and Fall of Modern Black Leadership: Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Tragedy
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Consciousness of Race: Late Nineteenth Century Leaders and the Prelude to Modern Leadership The Rising Color Line Progressives and the Search for Opportunity The 1920s: A Restructuring of Black Leadership Chapter 4 Consciousness of Class: The Great Depression and New Directions in Black Leadership World War II and the Genesis of Modern Leadership The 1950s: Civil Rights as a Middle Class Panacea …
Are we all overcoming the same thing
David Dinkins and New York City Politics: Race, Images, and the Media
Custodians of Place: Governing the Growth and Development of Cities by Paul G. Lewis and Max Neiman
Journal Article Custodians of Place: Governing the Growth and Development of Cities by Paul G. Lewis and Max Neiman Get access Custodians of Place: Governing the Growth and Development of Citiesby Paul G. Lewisand Max Neiman. Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press, 2009. 247pp. Paper, $29.95. Wilbur Rich Wilbur Rich Wellesley College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume …
America's Uneven Democracy: Race, Turnout, and Representation in City Politics by Zoltan Hajnal
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