| Physical description |
xv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in contentious politics. |
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Cambridge studies in contentious politics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Conceptualization -- 1. Objectivity and Subjectivity in Event Catalogs -- 2. The Rashomon Effect, Observation, and Data Generation -- 3. Understanding State Repressive Behavior -- Pt. II. Cases -- 4. The Black Panther Party vs. the United States, 1967-1973: Background -- 5. An Event Catalog of Dissent and Repression: The BPP in the Bay Area -- 6. A Mosaic of Coercion: Five Cases of Anti-panther Repressive Behavior -- Pt. III. Conclusion -- 7. Conflict, Events, and Catalogs -- Appendix. The Black Panther-U.S. Government Event Catalog. |
| Summary |
"This book examines generated information by the media regarding the interaction between the Black Panther Party and government agents in the Bay Area of California (1967-73). Christian Davenport argues that the geographic locale and political orientation of the newspaper influences how specific details are reported, including who starts and ends the conflict, who the Black Panthers target (government or nongovernment actors), and which part of the government responds (the police or court)." "Specifically, proximate and government-oriented sources provide one assessment of events, whereas proximate and dissident-oriented sources have another; both, however, converge on specific aspects of the conflict. The methodological implications of the study are clear; Davenport's findings prove that to understand contentious events it is crucial to understand who collects and distributes the information about who reportedly does what to whom and why."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Black Panther Party -- Press coverage -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- History.
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Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States.
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Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States.
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African Americans -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- History -- 20th century.
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San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Race relations.
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| ISBN |
9780521766005 (hardback) |
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0521766001 (hardback) |
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9780521759700 (paperback) |
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0521759706 (paperback) |
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