Dick Simpson

Rogues, Rebels, And Rubber Stamps (eBook, ePUB)

The Politics Of The Chicago City Council, 1863 To The Present

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429977190
• Artikelnr.: 54060679

Autorenporträt

Dick Simpson

Inhaltsangabe

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