Rainbow's End Irish-Americans and the Dilemmas of Urban Machine Politics, 1840-1985 |
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| Author:
| Erie, Steven P. |
| Series title: | California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-07183-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1990 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.95 |
Book Description:
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Unprecedented in its scope,
Rainbow's 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...
More DescriptionUnprecedented in its scope, Rainbow's 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 today's urban minorities.