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Klappentext Urban Politics: A Reader is a collection of classic and contemporary readings by respected scholars, as well as politicians, journalists, and activists, enabling readers to hear multiple voices explain how and why politics in American cities works. This book provides an understanding of how cities are governed, nurturing thoughtful discussion and debate. Zusammenfassung This book examines the evolving structure of political power in American cities revealing how changes in society relate to the global and national economy, immigration and internal migration, racial and ethnic transition, and how technological advances affect city politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Cities in a Global Era Introduction 1-1 Richard C. Longworth, "Urban America: U.S. Cities in the Global Era" 1-2 Alan Ehrenhalt, "The Great Inversion" 1-3 Alan Mallach, "The Uncoupling of the Economic City: Increasing Spatial and Economic Polarization in American Older Cities" Conclusion Part I: THE FORMATION OF URBAN POLITICS Chapter 2: Politics in the Preindustrial City Introduction 2-1 Alan Tully, "The Ruling Elite" 2-2 Sam Bass Warner Jr., "The Environment of Private Opportunity" 2-3 Daniel J. Boorstin, "The Businessman as City Booster" Conclusion Chapter 3: Machine Politics Introduction 3-1 William L. Riorden, "To Hold Your District: Study Human Nature and Act Accordin'" 3-2 Robert Merton, "The Latent Functions of the Machine" 3-3 Alexander Callow, "That Impudent Autocrat" Public Policy Applications: The Administration of City Government Conclusion Chapter 4: Reform Politics Introduction 4-1 Andrew D. White, "The Government of American Cities" 4-2 Jacob A. Riis, "Genesis of the Tenement" 4-3 Stanley Schultz, "The Engineered Metropolis" 4-4 Samuel P. Hays, "The Politics of Reform in Municipal Government in the Progressive Era" Conclusion PART II: URBAN POLITICS UNDER STRESS Chapter 5: Suburbanization and the Hollowing of the City Introduction 5-1 Kenneth T. Jackson, "The Loss of Community in Metropolitan America" 5-2 Peter Dreier, John H. Mollenkopf, and Todd Swanstrom, "The Roads Not Taken: How Federal Policies Promote Economic Segregation and Suburban Sprawl" 5-3 Michael N. Danielson, "Suburban Autonomy" 5-4 Arnold R. Hirsch, "The Second Ghetto and the Dynamics of Neighborhood Change" Conclusion Chapter 6: Deindustrialization and the Rise of the Postindustrial City Introduction 6-1 Thomas Sugrue, "'The Damning Mark of False Prosperities': The Deindustrialization of Detroit" 6-2 Jon C. Teaford, "The Problem Perceived" 6-3 Joel Rast, "Creating a Unified Business Elite: The Origins of the Chicago Central Area Committee" 6-4 Guian A. McKee, "Liberals, Race, and Jobs in Postwar Philadelphia" Conclusion Chapter 7: Race, Protest, and Backlash Introduction 7-1 Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton, "Black Power: Its Needs and Substance" 7-2 Bayard Rustin, "From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement" 7-3 Jonathan Rieder, "The Fenced Land" and "The Lost People" Conclusion Chapter 8: Crisis Introduction 8-1 Paul S. O'Hara, "'The Very Model of Urban Decay': Outsiders' Narratives of Industry and Urban Decline in Gary, Indiana" 8-2 Jonathan Kozol, "Children of the Invincible City: Camden, New Jersey" 8-3 Paul Peterson, "The Interests of the Limited City" 8-4 Carl Abbott, "Urbanizing the South" Conclusion PART III: THE POLITICS OF URBAN REVITALIZATION Chapter 9: Cities in a Federal System Introduction 9-1 Tracy Neumann, "Privatization, Devolution, and Jimmy Carter's National Urban Policy" 9-2 Peter Eisinger, "City Politics in the Era of Federal Devolution" 9-3 Karen M. Paget, "Can Cities Escape Political Isolation?"<...
