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Political monopolies in American cities : the rise and fall of bosses and reformers

Title
  1. Political monopolies in American cities : the rise and fall of bosses and reformers / Jessica Trounstine.
Author
  1. Trounstine, Jessica
Published by
  1. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Format
  1. Book/text
Supplementary content
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Description
  1. xii, 307 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Subject
  1. Incumbency (Public officers) -- United States.
  2. Local elections -- United States.
  3. Municipal government -- United States.
  4. Power (Social sciences) -- United States.
  5. Political culture -- United States.
  6. Patronage, Political -- United States.
  7. Political corruption -- United States.
Contents
  1. Introduction -- The logic of political monopolies -- Foundations of political monopolies -- Coordinating monopolies -- Establishing political monopolies -- Effects of political monopolies -- Monopoly collapse -- The rise and fall of bosses and reformers -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Call number
  1. JFE 08-6283
Language
  1. English
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-277) and index.
Author
  1. Trounstine, Jessica.
LCCN
  1. 2008007421
ISBN
  1. 9780226812816 (cloth : alk. paper)
  2. 9780226812823 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  3. 0226812812 (cloth : alk. paper)
  4. 0226812820 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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