Rainbow's End Irish-Americans and the Dilemmas of Urban Machine Politics, 1840-1985

Author/creator Erie, Steven P. Author
Format Electronic
EditionReprint
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press
Description359 p. 25.000 x 020.000 cm.
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SeriesCalifornia Series on Social Choice and Political Economy
Summary Annotation Unprecedented in its scope,<i>Rainbow's End</i>provides a bold new analysis of the emergence, growth, and decline of six classic Irish-American political machines in New York, Jersey City, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Albany. Combining the approaches of political economy and historical sociology, Erie examines a wide range of issues, including the relationship between city and state politics, the manner in which machines shaped ethnic and working-class politics, and the reasons why centralized party organizations failed to emerge in Boston and Philadelphia despite their large Irish populations. The book ends with a thorough discussion of the significance of machine politics for today's urban minorities.
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ISBN9780520071834
ISBN0520071832 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780520071834
Stock number00027125

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