Rainbow's End
, by Erie, Steven P.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780520071834 | 0520071832
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/1/1990
Unprecedented in its scope,Rainbow's Endprovides 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.