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

"Defining democracy examines struggles over electoral reform in New York City to clarify our understanding of democracy's evolution in the United States and the world. In the midst of global crises concerning the purpose and power of government during the Great Depression, Second World War...

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1. Verfasser: Prosterman, Daniel O.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:"Defining democracy examines struggles over electoral reform in New York City to clarify our understanding of democracy's evolution in the United States and the world. In the midst of global crises concerning the purpose and power of government during the Great Depression, Second World War, and early Cold War, New Yorkers debated the meaning of self-rule in the United States. Through a series of campaigns over the expansion of voting rights in New York City, activists challenged the boundaries of who could be elected, what interests could be represented, and ultimately what policies could be implemented at the local level"--Page [2] of jacket.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199703470
0199703477
9781299223882
1299223885
9780199979158
0199979154

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