The evolution of an urban political machine : Republican Philadelphia, 1867-1933

The persistence of the classic duel between reform and bossism as the dominant theme in the literature on American urban politics has been subject to increasing criticism in recent years. This conflict, it is now argued, provides an inadequate framework in helping us to understand the complexity of...

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Main Author: McCaffery, Peter
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 1989
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645219