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Rainbow's end: Irish-Americans and the dilemmas of urban machine politics, 1840-1985 (California series on social choice and political economy)

Name: Rainbow's end: Irish-Americans and the dilemmas of urban machine politics, 1840-1985 (California series on social choice and political economy)
Brand: University of California Press
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hardcover – January 1, 1988

by Erie, Stephen P.

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ISBN-13: 9780520061194 ISBN-10: 0520061195

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University of California Press

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hardcover

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January 1, 1988

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1.8 lbs

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Rainbow's end: Irish-Americans and the dilemmas of urban machine politics, 1840-1985 (California series on social choice and political economy) by Erie, Stephen P.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780520061194.

Unprecedented in its scope, Rainbows End provides a bold new analysis of the emergence, growth, and decline of six classic Irish-American political machines in New York, Jersey City, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Albany. Combining the approaches of political economy and historical sociology, Erie examines a wide range of issues, including the relationship between city and state politics, the manner in which machines shaped ethnic and working-class politics, and the reasons why centralized party organizations failed to emerge in Boston and Philadelphia despite their large Irish populations. The book ends with a thorough discussion of the significance of machine politics for todays urban minorities.