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The Mayors, 3rd Edition: The Chicago Political Tradition
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Paperback. The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition assesses the city's mayors within the history of Chicago government. This revised edition features commentary on the mayoral influence of Richard M. Daley and provides a political roadmap through Chicago via essays on other recent mayors. The study maintains that the key to the mayor's office is power. Editor(s): Green, Paul M.; Holli, Melvin G. Num Pages: 400 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition taps America's most qualified observers to scrupulously assess the city's mayors within the vigorous and tumultuous history of Chicago government. This revised and updated edition features extensive commentary on the enduring mayoral influence of Richard M. Daley. ""In the seventeen years since The Mayors was first published,"" editors Paul M. Green and Melvin G. Holli write in the Preface to this edition, ""Chicago politics has become more genteel, more docile, and more predictable. This dampening of the city's once red-hot political coals is due to domination by one man: Mayor Richard M. Daley."" Also ... Read more
The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition taps America's most qualified observers to scrupulously assess the city's mayors within the vigorous and tumultuous history of Chicago government. This revised and updated edition features extensive commentary on the enduring mayoral influence of Richard M. Daley. ""In the seventeen years since The Mayors was first published,"" editors Paul M. Green and Melvin G. Holli write in the Preface to this edition, ""Chicago politics has become more genteel, more docile, and more predictable. This dampening of the city's once red-hot political coals is due to domination by one man: Mayor Richard M. Daley."" Also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809326129
SKU
V9780809326129
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About
Paul M. Green is the Arthur Rubloff Professor and the director of policy studies at Roosevelt University. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of several books about Chicago and Illinois politics. Melvin G. Holli, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is the author of numerous books, including The American Mayor: The Best and ... Read more
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