Rainbow's End: Irish-Americans and the Dilemmas of Urban Machine Politics, 1840-1985
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- Synopsis
- Unprecedented in its scope, Rainbow's End 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.
- Copyright:
- 1988
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 345 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520071834
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/07/10
- Copyrighted By:
- The Regents Of The University of California
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.