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Author Davenport, Christian, 1965- author.
Title Media bias, perspective, and state repression : the Black Panther Party / Christian Davenport.
Imprint Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description xv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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 Central Library Adult Nonfiction  322.42 D247    CHECK SHELVES
Series Cambridge studies in contentious politics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Objectivity and subjectivity in event catalogs -- The Rashomon effect, observation, and data generation -- Understanding state repressive behavior -- The Black Panther Party vs. the United States, 1967-1973 : background -- An event catalog of dissent and repression : the BPP in the Bay Area -- A mosaic of coercion : five cases of anti-Panther repressive behavior -- Conflict, events, and catalogs.
Summary This text examines the information reported by the media regarding the interaction between the Black Panther Party and government agents in the Bay Area of California (1967-1973).
Subject Black Panther Party -- Press coverage -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- History.
Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States.
Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.
Civil rights movements -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- History -- 20th century.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Race relations.
ISBN 9780521766005 (hardback)
0521766001 (hardback)
9780521759700 (pbk.)
0521759706 (pbk.)
OCLC # 318672283