Lords of the Last Machine
Author | : Outlet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1990-01-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780517029169 |
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Author | : Outlet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1990-01-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780517029169 |
Author | : Bill Granger |
Publisher | : Random House (NY) |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : James L. Conyers, Jr. |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2006-12-26 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0786425407 |
The decade of the 1960s was an era of protest in America, and strides toward racial equality were among the most profound effects of the challenges to America's status quo. But have civil rights for African Americans been furthered, or even maintained, in the four decades since the Civil Rights movement began? To a certain extent, the movement is popularly perceived as having regressed, with the real issues tabled or hidden. With a view to assessing losses and gains, this collection of 17 essays examines the evolution and perception of the African American civil rights movement from its inception through today.
Author | : Blair A. Ruble |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 2001-05-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521801799 |
This book explores how social fragmentation led to pluralistic public policies in Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1168 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
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Author | : Dick Simpson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2018-03-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0429977190 |
In Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps, Dick Simpson challenges and recasts current theories of Regime Politics as he chronicles the dramatic story of the civic wars in the Chicago City Council since the civil war. At the same time, the author provides a window into the broader struggle for democracy and justice.Simpson points out that through analyzing city council floor fights, battles at the ballot box, and street demonstrations, one can begin to see certain patterns of conflict emerge. These patterns demonstrate that before the Great Depression, fragmented city councils were dominant. The author also discusses how since the Democrats seized control of Chicago government after the Great Depression, Rubber Stamp City Councils have been predominant, although they have been punctuated by brief eras of council wars and chaos. This book is important for anyone wanting to understand the nature of these battles as a guideline for America's future, and is well suited for courses in urban politics, affairs and history.Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps received an Honorable Mention for the 2001 Society of Midland Authors Book Award for Adult Non-Fiction.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1088 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Electrical engineering |
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Author | : Tom Tresser |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2024-09-10 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1040113656 |
Promoted as a prestigious economic opportunity and often aggressively sought by local leaders, hosting a modern Olympics can in fact be a “city-killer” that racks up billions of dollars in over-budget expenses, degrades the environment, and shreds civil liberties. This book recounts the successful efforts of grassroots organization No Games Chicago to derail Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics in an entertaining case study of local activism with international reach. The group’s detailed strategies and tactics provide a much-needed playbook for scholars, journalists, and activists seeking people-powered alternatives to megaprojects and other tourism-centric economic development schemes. In a time when vital public services are being cut and curtailed, public spaces diminished, and civil liberties threatened by the over-policing of protests, America continues to dedicate billions of public dollars to private development and sports facilities. The activists of No Games Chicago broke new ground in their fight to represent the voice of the people among established local political powers in the decision-making process for Chicago’s Olympic bid. Their story resonates both nationally and globally – over 15 cities around the world have said “No Thank You!” to the Olympics since the success of No Games Chicago. Relevant to students and chroniclers of deliberative democracy, public policy, media for social change, community organizing, and the economics of sport, No Games Chicago is an enjoyable, practical addition to the literature of citizen governance, urban planning, and economic development.
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Total Pages | : 1166 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Roger Biles |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 2018-05-10 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0252050525 |
Raised in a political family on Chicago's South Side, Harold Washington made history as the city's first African American mayor. His 1983 electoral triumph, fueled by overwhelming black support, represented victory over the Chicago Machine and business as usual. Yet the racially charged campaign heralded an era of bitter political divisiveness that obstructed his efforts to change city government. Roger Biles's sweeping biography provides a definitive account of Washington and his journey from the state legislature to the mayoralty. Once in City Hall, Washington confronted the back room deals, aldermanic thuggery, open corruption, and palm greasing that fueled the city's autocratic political regime. His alternative: a vision of fairness, transparency, neighborhood empowerment, and balanced economic growth at one with his emergence as a dynamic champion for African American uplift and a crusader for progressive causes. Biles charts the countless infamies of the Council Wars era and Washington's own growth through his winning of a second term—a promise of lasting reform left unfulfilled when the mayor died in 1987. Original and authoritative, Mayor Harold Washington redefines a pivotal era in Chicago's modern history.