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Defining democracy : electoral reform and the struggle for power in New York City

Title
Defining democracy : electoral reform and the struggle for power in New York City / Daniel O. Prosterman.
Author
Prosterman, Daniel O.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.

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Description
xii, 276 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-254) and index.
Contents
Introduction : the perils and promise of democratic reform -- The politics of electoral reform in New York City history -- Restructuring urban democracy amid the Great Depression -- Proportional representation and the practice of democracy in New York City -- Under the cloak of patriotism : specters of totalitarianism in city politics -- A red (in the) city hall -- The Democratic-Republican alliance and the repeal of proportional representation -- Epilogue : repeal's aftermath.
Call Number
JFE 13-2788
ISBN
  • 9780195377736 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 0195377737 (hardback : alk. paper)
LCCN
2012013156
OCLC
829063111
Author
Prosterman, Daniel O.
Title
Defining democracy : electoral reform and the struggle for power in New York City / Daniel O. Prosterman.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-254) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 13-2788
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