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Defining democracy : electoral reform and the struggle for power in New York City / Daniel O. Prosterman.

Prosterman, Daniel O. (Author).

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ISBN: 9780195377736 (hardback : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2012.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction : the perils and promise of democratic reform -- The politics of electoral reform in New York City history -- Restructuring urban democracy amid the Great Depression -- Proportional representation and the practice of democracy in New York City -- Under the cloak of patriotism : specters of totalitarianism in city politics -- A red (in the) city hall -- The Democratic-Republican alliance and the repeal of proportional representation -- Epilogue : repeal's aftermath.

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New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951.
Elections > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Municipal government > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.). City Council > History > 20th century.

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