Cities on the Hill - How Urban Insitutions Transform National Politics

In The Cities on the Hill, Thomas Ogorzalek argues that the answer lies not in the sectional divide, but in the urban-rural divide. To that end, he focuses on how the latter divide shaped the trajectory and geography of partisan politics in America, and locates its roots in the New Deal.

List of contents

• 1 Introduction


• 2 Urbanicity and City Delegations


• 3 "A Proper National Policy"


• 4 Ties That Bind


• 5 Anti-racism without Anti-racists


• 6 The Cities on the Hill


• 7 Notes for a Metropolitan Political Order


• Bibliography


• A A1: House CSR


• B A2: Demography


• C A3: Urbanicity Regressions

About the author

Thomas K. Ogorzalek is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies at Northwestern University, where he is also a Civic Engagement Fellow and Co-Director of the Chicago Democracy Project. A lover of cities, for the ways they change and the ways they don't, he lives in Chicago.

Summary

In The Cities on the Hill, Thomas Ogorzalek argues that the answer lies not in the sectional divide, but in the urban-rural divide. To that end, he focuses on how the latter divide shaped the trajectory and geography of partisan politics in America, and locates its roots in the New Deal.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Ogorzalek, Thomas K Ogorzalek, Thomas K. Ogorzalek, Thomas K. (Assistant Professor of Polit Ogorzalek, Thomas K. (Assistant Professor of Political Science Ogorzalek
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780190668884
• ISBN: 978-0-19-066888-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development; Studies in Postwar American Political Development; Studies in Postwar American Po
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, United States of America, USA, Urban communities, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government