An Elusive Unity : Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America /

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Although many observers have assumed that pluralism prevailed in American political life from the start, inherited ideals of civic virtue and moral unity proved stubbornly persistent and influential. The tension between these conceptions of public life was especially evident in the young nation'...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connolly, James J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Cultural pluralism > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Cultural pluralism > Northeastern States > History > 19th century.
Democracy > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Democracy > Northeastern States > History > 19th century.
Municipal government > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Municipal government > Northeastern States > History > 19th century.
Political culture > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Political culture > Northeastern States > History > 19th century.
Political Science & Political History.
U.S. History.
Urban Studies.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION: The Problem of Pluralism in Antebellum American Politics
  • 1. EXPLAINING TWEED
  • 2. INVENTING THE MACHINE
  • 3. LABOR'S REPUBLIC LOST
  • 4. THE FEMININE CHALLENGE
  • 5. IN DEFENSE OF PROFESSIONAL POLITICS
  • 6. PROGRESSIVISM AND PLURALISM
  • 7. THE PROBLEM WITH THE PUBLIC
  • EPILOGUE: The Last Hurrah and the Vindication of Machine Politics
  • Notes
  • Bibliography: Selected Primary Sources
  • Index

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