Rainbow's End : Irish-Americans and the Dilemmas of Urban Machine Politics, 1840-1985 Paperback / softback
by Steven P. Erie
Part of the California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy series
Paperback / softback
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:359 pages
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:09/08/1990
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- ISBN:9780520071834
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:359 pages
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:09/08/1990
- Category:
- ISBN:9780520071834
