Urban Liberalism and Progressive Reform (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393008807)

John D. Buenker describes the boss-immigrant-machine complex of nineteenth-century America, how it developed, and the services it provided for the newly-arrived immigrant. His important new finding is that the so-called "urban political machine" and "boss," long objects of disdain, were in fact major sources of support for a vast amount of reform legislation during the Progressive Era. The outlook and philosophy of programs that are now considered liberal, Mr. Buenker concludes, largely originated with the urban machine politician and what today would be called the ethnic working class.

Author: John D. Buenker
ISBN-10: 0393008800
ISBN-13: 9780393008807
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 02/01/1978
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.73d