An Elusive Unity: Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America
Although many observers have assumed that pluralism prevailed in American political life from the start, inherited ideals of civic virtue and moral unity proved stubbornly persistent and influential. The tension between these conceptions of public life was especially evident in the young nation'...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Although many observers have assumed that pluralism prevailed in American political life from the start, inherited ideals of civic virtue and moral unity proved stubbornly persistent and influential. The tension between these conceptions of public life was especially evident in the young nation's burgeoning cities. Exploiting a wide range of sources, including novels, cartoons, memoirs, and journalistic accounts, James J. Connolly traces efforts to reconcile democracy and diversity in the industrializing cities of the United States from the antebellum period through the Progressive Era.The necessity of redesigning civic institutions and practices to suit city life triggered enduring disagreements centered on what came to be called machine politics. Featuring plebian leadership, a sharp masculinity, party discipline, and frank acknowledgment of social differences, this new political formula first arose in eastern cities during the mid-nineteenth century and became a subject of national discussion after the Civil War. During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, business leaders, workers, and women proposed alternative understandings of how urban democracy might work. Some tried to create venues for deliberation that built common ground among citizens of all classes, faiths, ethnicities, and political persuasions. But accommodating such differences proved difficult, and a vision of politics as the businesslike management of a contentious modern society took precedence. As Connolly makes clear, machine politics offered at best a quasi-democratic way to organize urban public life. Where unity proved elusive, machine politics provided a viable, if imperfect, alternative |
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| spelling | Connolly, James J. Verfasser aut An Elusive Unity Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America James J. Connolly Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press [2018] © 2011 1 online resource 15 halftones txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jan 2019) Although many observers have assumed that pluralism prevailed in American political life from the start, inherited ideals of civic virtue and moral unity proved stubbornly persistent and influential. The tension between these conceptions of public life was especially evident in the young nation's burgeoning cities. Exploiting a wide range of sources, including novels, cartoons, memoirs, and journalistic accounts, James J. Connolly traces efforts to reconcile democracy and diversity in the industrializing cities of the United States from the antebellum period through the Progressive Era.The necessity of redesigning civic institutions and practices to suit city life triggered enduring disagreements centered on what came to be called machine politics. Featuring plebian leadership, a sharp masculinity, party discipline, and frank acknowledgment of social differences, this new political formula first arose in eastern cities during the mid-nineteenth century and became a subject of national discussion after the Civil War. During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, business leaders, workers, and women proposed alternative understandings of how urban democracy might work. Some tried to create venues for deliberation that built common ground among citizens of all classes, faiths, ethnicities, and political persuasions. But accommodating such differences proved difficult, and a vision of politics as the businesslike management of a contentious modern society took precedence. As Connolly makes clear, machine politics offered at best a quasi-democratic way to organize urban public life. Where unity proved elusive, machine politics provided a viable, if imperfect, alternative In English Geschichte 1789-1920 gnd rswk-swf Democracy Middle West History 19th century Democracy Northeastern States History 19th century Municipal government Middle West History 19th century Municipal government Northeastern States History 19th century Klientelismus (DE-588)4323377-6 gnd rswk-swf Politische Kultur (DE-588)4046540-8 gnd rswk-swf Kommunalpolitik (DE-588)4073648-9 gnd rswk-swf Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd rswk-swf USA Nordweststaaten (DE-588)4042591-5 gnd rswk-swf USA Mittlerer Westen (DE-588)4074909-5 gnd rswk-swf USA Nordweststaaten (DE-588)4042591-5 g USA Mittlerer Westen (DE-588)4074909-5 g Kommunalpolitik (DE-588)4073648-9 s Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 s Politische Kultur (DE-588)4046540-8 s Klientelismus (DE-588)4323377-6 s Geschichte 1789-1920 z 1\p DE-604 https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.7591/9780801461552 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | An Elusive Unity Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America |
| title_auth | An Elusive Unity Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America |
| title_exact_search | An Elusive Unity Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America |
| title_full | An Elusive Unity Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America James J. Connolly |
| title_fullStr | An Elusive Unity Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America James J. Connolly |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Elusive Unity Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America James J. Connolly |
| title_short | An Elusive Unity |
| title_sort | an elusive unity urban democracy and machine politics in industrializing america |
| title_sub | Urban Democracy and Machine Politics in Industrializing America |
| topic | Democracy Middle West History 19th century Democracy Northeastern States History 19th century Municipal government Middle West History 19th century Municipal government Northeastern States History 19th century Klientelismus (DE-588)4323377-6 gnd Politische Kultur (DE-588)4046540-8 gnd Kommunalpolitik (DE-588)4073648-9 gnd Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Democracy Middle West History 19th century Democracy Northeastern States History 19th century Municipal government Middle West History 19th century Municipal government Northeastern States History 19th century Klientelismus Politische Kultur Kommunalpolitik Demokratie USA Nordweststaaten USA Mittlerer Westen |
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