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13 of the Best Books and Articles on: Chicago Politics

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1.

The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition » Read Now
by Paul M. Green, Melvin G. Holli. 310 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal » Read Now
by Richard C. Lindberg. 370 pgs.

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In this serious yet entertaining book, Lindberg probes unexplored avenues of Chicago history and presents the first in-depth history of the Chicago Police Department in over a century. Lindberg traces the stormy history of the department from the 1850s to the Summerdale Scandal of the near present...
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In this serious yet entertaining book, Lindberg probes unexplored avenues of Chicago history and presents the first in-depth history of the Chicago Police Department in over a century. Lindberg traces the stormy history of the department from the 1850s to the Summerdale Scandal of the near present and discusses the tie between politics, organized crime, vice, and the police department. This volume is a vivid history of Chicago politics and law enforcement, recounting pivotal events in Chicago police history.
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Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps: The Politics of the Chicago City Council from 1863 to the Present » Read Now
by Dick Simpson. 326 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the Chicago City Council and Chicago politics generally by these ideal standards...more against the flood wall of Chicago politics. In Chapter 1, I report the...This tale...
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A Study in Boss Politics: William Lorimer of Chicago » Read Now
by Joel Arthur Tarr. 378 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...system of boss and machine politics in Chicago, as in other American cities...Harold F. Gosnell, Machine Politics: Chicago Model Chicago, 1937...TWO-PARTY system dominated...
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Community Policing, Chicago Style » Read Now
by Wesley G. Skogan, Susan M. Hartnett. 262 pgs.

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Police departments across the country are busily "reinventing" themselves, adopting a new style known as "community policing". This approach to policing involves organizational decentralization, new channels of communication with the public, a commitment to responding to what the community thinks...
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Police departments across the country are busily "reinventing" themselves, adopting a new style known as "community policing". This approach to policing involves organizational decentralization, new channels of communication with the public, a commitment to responding to what the community thinks their priorities ought to be, and the adoption of a broad problem-solving approach to neighborhood issues. Police departments that succeed in adopting this new stance have an entirely different relationship to the public that they serve. Chicago made the transition, embarking on what is now the nation's largest and most impressive community policing program. This book, the first to examine such a project, looks in depth at all aspects of the program--why it was adopted, how it was adopted, and how well it has worked.
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Machine Politics: Chicago Model (1937) » Read Now
by Harold F. Gosnell. 232 pgs.

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...REDFIELD, Chairman MACHINE POLITICS: CHICAGO MODEL THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO...February 7, 1931 MACHINE POLITICS: CHICAGO MODEL By HAROLD F...learned a great deal about...
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Chicago: A More Intimate View of Urban Politics (1929) » Read Now
by Charles Edward Merriam. 312 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...intimate view of urban politics. CONTENTS 1. HOW CHICAGO CAME TO BE 1...INTIMATE VIEW OF URBAN POLITICS CHAPTER I HOW CHICAGO CAME TO BE A city...more intimate view of...
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Mr. Chairman: Power in Dan Rostenkowski's America » Read Now
by James L. Merriner. 338 pgs.

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The story of Dan Rostenkowski's rise and fall provides one of the keys to how power is sought, won, exercised, and distributed in contemporary America, argues political journalist James L. Merriner.
A literal son of the Chicago political machine, Rostenkowski was installed in politics by his father...
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The story of Dan Rostenkowski's rise and fall provides one of the keys to how power is sought, won, exercised, and distributed in contemporary America, argues political journalist James L. Merriner.
A literal son of the Chicago political machine, Rostenkowski was installed in politics by his father, Alderman Joseph P. Rostenkowski, and by his mentor, Mayor Richard J. Daley. In his thirty-six-year congressional career, he served nine presidents, forming close friendships with many of them. His legislative masterpiece was the 1986 tax reform law. Eight years later, he was indicted on federal charges for misusing tax dollars and campaign funds.
In his dealings with the man who tumbled dramatically from his high position as chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee all the way down to a cell in a federal prison in Wisconsin, Merriner found Rostenkowski candid, straightforward, and authentic -- "except when it came to his own finances". Rostenkowski is not a complex man in need of psychoanalysis on the part of his biographer, and Merriner does not indulge in much of that. Purely, simply, and openly, Rostenkowski wanted power. He wanted wealth. He got both, and Merriner shows us how.
Merriner sees mythic qualities in Rostenkowski, characterizing him as the "tall bold slugger" of Carl Sandburg's 1916 poem about Chicago. Noting that this master politician climbed to fantastic peaks only to fall hard and fast, Merriner points out that "Rostenkowski's life ascended from power in the political-science sense to tragedy in the classical sense". The Justice Department and the electorate sacrificed Rostenkowski as an embodiment of the excesses of big government. Like the Greek chorusof tragedy, major media reported the scandal to the masses.
Yet Merriner does not strain to make his subject fit a classical mold. He tells instead the "story of a great man who was also a little man, a statesman and a cro
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Subordination or Empowerment? African-American Leadership and the Struggle for Urban Political Power (Chap. Two "Black Political Subordination in Chicago") » Read Now
by Richard A. Keiser. 244 pgs.

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Why have Blacks won political empowerment in some cities and in others remained subordinated or had their achievements rolled back? Why do some cities have many Black leaders with multi-racial appeal while other cities have none? Subordination or Empowerment answers these questions through detailed...
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Why have Blacks won political empowerment in some cities and in others remained subordinated or had their achievements rolled back? Why do some cities have many Black leaders with multi-racial appeal while other cities have none? Subordination or Empowerment answers these questions through detailed historical examinations of the Black struggle for political power in Chicago, Gary, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. Keiser argues that electoral competition among White factions has created opportunities for Black leaders to win genuine political empowerment and avoid subordination. When electoral competition among Whites does not exist, Black votes lose their electoral leverage, leading to the rise of extra-electoral strategies. Keiser's dynamic theory of leadership formation explains the current appeal of Black separatism and messianism at the local and national levels and the consequent rise of leaders such as Louis Farakhan, and offers a rejoinder to Cornel West's critique of Black leadership in Race Matters.
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Barrio Ballots: Latino Politics in the 1990 Elections (Chap. 5 "Latino Politics in Chicago: Pilsen in the 1990 General Election") » Read Now
by Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Martha Menchaca, Louis DeSipio. 208 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...insight into this dynamic. Chicago Politics in Chicago has avoided the...have become active players in Chicago politics. 9 Chicagos Hispanics...have the opportunity to play...
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Northern Protest: Martin Luther King, Jr., Chicago, and the Civil Rights Movement » Read Now
by James R. Ralph Jr. 340 pgs.

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After the triumphs of Montgomery and Selma, the crusade for civil rights rapidly gathered momentum--until stalling in the heartland of America, Chicago. A vivid account of how the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1965-67 attempted to combat northern segregation.
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Chicago Giant: A Biography of "Long John" Wentworth » Read Now
by Don E. Fehrenbacher. 278 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...of national politics into a local election. The Chicago American charged...endangered, and politics intruded into...aspects of life. Chicago was even unable...names in...
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Frank Marshall Davis: A Forgotten Voice in the Chicago Black Renaissance, in The Western Journal of Black Studies » Read Now
by Kathryn Waddell Takara. 13 pgs.

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...assimilationists. Chicago: Politics, Print, and Community...leftist cultural politics emphasizing American...and the blues, Chicago was a haven for...institution in...