{"product_id":"boss-coxs-cincinnati-zane-l-miller-9780814250648","title":"Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era with an Introduction by Howard P Chudacoff","description":"In the late nineteenth century, a new era began in American urban history, characterized by an explosion of both the populations and the proportions of cities, obliterating their traditional social and physical characteristics. Commercial businesses relocated, slums emerged around the core, and new residential areas were established along the periphery. The period was one of extreme disorder-labor and ethnic unrest, election violence, rising crime rates-but it was also a time of political innovation and civic achievement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In documenting the changes Cincinnati experienced during the Progressive Era, Zane L. Miller provides a clear perspective on the processes of urbanization that transformed the American city. His focus is political because politics provided continuity amid the diversity of city life. The most important aspect of political continuity in Cincinnati and in other cities was \"bossism,\" often depicted as an example of corruption, but which was in many cities part of the quest for a new urban order. In Cincinnati, Boss George B. Cox's machine was a response to the disorder of the times; interestingly, the machine actually helped to control disorder, paving the way for later reforms. Miller carefully explores both the nature and the significance of bossism, showing how it and municipal reform were both essential components of the modern urban political system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally published in 1968, \u003ci\u003eBoss Cox's Cincinnati\u003c\/i\u003e is considered a classic in the field of urban studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zane L. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814250645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814250648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.53w x 0.73d","brand":"Zane L. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132388372735,"sku":"9780814250648","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62d80c90-dda6-4bea-8bef-c3abf3fc105b.jpg?v=1687479906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boss-coxs-cincinnati-zane-l-miller-9780814250648","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}