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: Perseus Books Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 05.01.2001
• EAN: 9780813397634
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-9763-4
• Seiten: 356
• Serie: Urban Policy Challenges
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Kommunal-, Regional- Landes und Lokalregierung, History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / General, Illinois, Zentralregierung, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, History: specific events and topics, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government