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Examines city politics and policy, federalism, and democracy in the United States.

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Author:   Amy Bridges ,  Michael Javen Fortner
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781438461007

ISBN 10:   1438461003
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   02 January 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Introduction to Cities and Citizenship Amy Bridges 1. Urban Autonomy and Effective Citizenship Michael Javen Fortner 2. Putting the City Back into Citizenship: Civics Textbooks and Municipal Government in the Interwar American City Tom Hulme 3. Latino Public School Engagement and Political Socialization Marion Orr, Kenneth K. Wong, Emily M. Farris, and Domingo Morel 4. Farewell to the Urban Growth Machine: Community Development Regimes in Smaller, Distressed Cities Richard A. Harris 5. Counting Bodies and Ballots: Prison Gerrymandering and the Paradox of Urban Political Representation Khalilah L. Brown-Dean 6. Crime, Punishment, and Urban Governance in Contemporary American Politics Lisa L. Miller 7. Two Cheers for American Cities: Commentary on Urban Citizenship and American Democracy Jennifer L. Hochschild 8. American Cities and American Citizenship Rogers M. Smith List of Contributors Index

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This edited volume raises important concerns about urban autonomy, inclusive representation, and political efficacy ... the included chapters are fully developed and present thoughtful discussion. - CHOICE

Author Information

Amy Bridges is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego and the author of Democratic Beginnings: Founding the Western States; Morning Glories: Municipal Reform in the Southwest; and A City in the Republic: Antebellum New York and the Origins of Machine Politics. Michael Javen Fortner is Assistant Professor and Academic Director of Urban Studies at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, Murphy Institute. He is the author of Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment.

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