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

This title reveals the history of a little-known experiment in urban democracy begun in New York City during the Great Depression and abolished amid the early Cold War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prosterman, Daniel O. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.). > City Council > History > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.). > City Council
New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951.
Elections > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Municipal government > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Élections > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Administration municipale > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Elections
Municipal government
New York (State) > New York
1898-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This title reveals the history of a little-known experiment in urban democracy begun in New York City during the Great Depression and abolished amid the early Cold War.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199979158
0199979154
0199703477
9780199703470
1299223885
9781299223882