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A City in the Republic: Antebellum New York and the Origins of Machine Politics
Contributor(s): Bridges, Amy (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521070880     ISBN-13: 9780521070881
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $25.64  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2008
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Annotation: A study of the emergence of machine politics in New York City during the antebellum years.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties
- History | United States - 20th Century
Dewey: 324.274
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.75 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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This study of the emergence of machine politics in New York City during the antebellum years sheds light on the origins of a system that was the characteristic form of government in United States cities from the mid-nineteenth until well into the twentieth century. In contrast to previous explanations that have found the origins of machine politics in immigrant culture and ethnic conflict, Professor Bridges shows that central elements of the system long predated a significant immigrant presence. Her analysis focuses on two large-scale transformations in the American political economy that occurred during these years: industrialization, which reorganized the social order and provoked conflict and change; and the extension of the franchise through the abolition of property barriers, which necessitated the incorporation of 'the many' into political life. It was this unique combination of circumstances, the author argues, that provided the context for the development of machine politics.
 
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