ISBN: 9781107554849 - Contesting the Postwar City: Working-class and Growth Politics in 1940s Milwaukee (10 results)

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Condition: New. Focusing on mid-century Milwaukee, Eric Fure-Slocum charts the remaking of political culture in the industrial city of the 1940s. Num Pages: 412 pages, 23 b/w illus. 2 maps 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 55. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . …

Condition: New. Focusing on mid-century Milwaukee, Eric Fure-Slocum charts the remaking of political culture in the industrial city of the 1940s. Num Pages: 412 pages, 23 b/w illus. 2 maps 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 55. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Focusing on mid-century Milwaukee, Eric Fure-Slocum charts the remaking of political culture in the industrial city. Professor Fure-Slocum shows how two contending visions of the 1940s city - working-class politics and growth politics - fit together uneasily and were transformed amid a series of social and policy clashes. Contests that pitted the principles of democratic access and distribution against efficiency and productivity included the hard-fought politics of housing and redevelopment, controversies over petty gambling, questions about the role of organized labor in urban life, and battles over municipal fiscal policy and autonomy. These episodes occurred during a time of rapid change in the city's working class, as African-American workers arrived to seek jobs, women temporarily advanced in workplaces, and labor unions grew. At the same time, businesses and property owners sought to re-establish legitimacy in the changing landscape. This study examines these local conflicts, showing how they forged the postwar city and laid a foundation for the neoliberal city.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Focusing on mid-century Milwaukee, Eric Fure-Slocum charts the remaking of political culture in the industrial city. Professor Fure-Slocum shows how two contending visions of the 1940s city - working-class politics and growth politics - fit together uneasily and were transformed amid a series of social and policy clashes. Contests that pitted the principles of democratic access and distribution against efficiency and productivity included the hard-fought politics of housing and redevelopment, controversies over petty gambling, questions about the role of organized labor in urban life, and battles over municipal fiscal policy and autonomy. These episodes occurred during a time of rapid change in the city's working class, as African-American workers arrived to seek jobs, women temporarily advanced in workplaces, and labor unions grew. At the same time, businesses and property owners sought to re-establish legitimacy in the changing landscape. This study examines these local conflicts, showing how they forged the postwar city and laid a foundation for the neoliberal city. Focusing on mid-century Milwaukee, Eric Fure-Slocum charts the remaking of political culture in the industrial city. Fure-Slocum shows how two contending visions of the 1940s city - working class politics and growth politics - fit together uneasily and were transformed amid a series of social and policy clashes. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Focusing on mid-century Milwaukee, Eric Fure-Slocum charts the remaking of political culture in the industrial city. Fure-Slocum shows how two contending visions of the 1940s city - working class politics and growth politics - fit together uneasily and were. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Contesting the Postwar City | Eric Fure-Slocum | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2015 | Cambridge University Press | EAN 9781107554849 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …