Rainbow's End: Irish-Americans and the Dilemmas of Urban Machine Politics, 1840-1985 Volume 15 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520071834)

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 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.

Author: Steven P. Erie
ISBN-10: 0520071832
ISBN-13: 9780520071834
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 08/09/1990
Pages: 359
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.01w x 0.91d