Socialist Mayors in the United States: Governing in an Era of Municipal Reform, 1900-1920

ISBN-13: 9780700633371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

David R. Berman

Spis treści

• Preface
• Introduction: Going from Outsider to Insider
• 1. The Party Framework
• 2. Municipal Reform: Where the Socialists Fitted In
• 3. The Socialist Municipal Program
• 4. Socialist Mayors: The Rising and Falling Tide
• 5. Getting There, Staying There
• 6. Coming In, Progress, and Problems
• 7. Being Mayor: Limitations, Opportunities, and Roles
• 8. Managing, Budgeting, Cleaning Up the Town
• 9. The Working Class, Labor, and Business
• Conclusion
• Appendix 1: Biographies of Featured Mayors
• Appendix 2: Municipalities with Social Administration, 1898-1920
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index