{"product_id":"a-city-on-the-edge-dennis-r-mcbride-9780253074072","title":"A City on the Edge: Pandemic, Protest, and Polarization","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome years change the course of history. 2020 was one of those years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs a pandemic, lockdowns, and an economic downturn convulsed America, police shootings of George Floyd and other Black men touched off the largest protest movement in U.S. history. At the same time, mass shootings soared; many states saw unprecedented increases in gun-related incidents. Churning in the background were a bitter presidential election campaign and counter-protests opposing public health measures and the election result itself. Mayors of cities big and small struggled with some of these challenges, but Dennis McBride, the new mayor of a mid-sized, mostly-White suburb bordered by the majority-minority City of Milwaukee - called the \"heartland of the heartland\" - faced them all. His city, a microcosm of a troubled America, teetered on the verge of anarchy while playing a crucial role in the presidential election.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThough the chaos of that historic year has gradually subsided, it is still reverberating in the nation's economy, politics, and psyche. Americans and their leaders are searching for a new equilibrium. That balance will be found first in America's hometowns. \u003ci\u003eA City on the Edge: Pandemic, Protest, and Polarization\u003c\/i\u003e offers a path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis R. McBride\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 025307407X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253074072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Dennis R. McBride","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795515035903,"sku":"9780253074072","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7abff123-fa4b-41fb-b55d-ec5bb7f54ab3.jpg?v=1744947841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-city-on-the-edge-dennis-r-mcbride-9780253074072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}