Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps - The Politics of the Chicago City Council, 1863 to the Present

The story of the Chicago City Council serves as a microcosm af the struggle for democracy and justice in the U.S. over the last century and a half, and it challenges current theories of urban politics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface , Prologue: The Clash in the Council , Divided Councils , Nineteenth-Century and Civil War Councils, 1833–1871 , The Councils of the Gray Wolves, 1871–1931 , Rubber Stamp Councils , Kelly-Nash Machine Council, 1933-1947 , Richard J. Daley's Rubber Stamp, 1955–1976 , Michael Bilandic's Interlude, 1976-1979 , Jane Byrne's Turmoil, 1979–1983 , Council Wars and Chaos , Harold Washington's Council Wars, 1983–1987 , Eugene Sawyer's Chaos, 1987–1989 , Return to Mayoral Control , Daley's Return, 1989–2003 , History from the Council Chambers , Changing Patterns in Mayor—Council Relations , Democracy's Endless Struggle

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Dick Simpson

Zusammenfassung

The story of the Chicago City Council serves as a microcosm af the struggle for democracy and justice in the U.S. over the last century and a half, and it challenges current theories of urban politics.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dick Simpson, Simpson Dick, Studs Terkel
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367098759
• ISBN: 978-0-367-09875-9
• Seiten: 358
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government