Cities on the Hill - How Urban Insitutions Transform National Politics

Zusatztext "The Cities on the Hill is an exemplary and pioneering book by Thomas K. Ogorzalek. The bookâs title alone provides a helpful preview, as it brings together disparate bodies of research on urban politics, Congress, racial and ethnic politics, and political parties. - Perspectives on Politics Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. (Assistant Professor of Polit Ogorzalek
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780190668877
• ISBN: 978-0-19-066887-7
• 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