Rainbow's End: Irish-Americans and the Dilemmas of Urban Machine Politics, 1840-1985 Volume 15

by Steven P. Erie

Book Overview

Unprecedented in its scope, Rainbow's End provides 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520071832
• ISBN13: 9780520071834
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

political success was a mixed success for the irish

A cautionary tale about the limits of political power, i.e. political power does not bring economic success.a great book, well written, with tremendous lessons for today.buy it. steal it. just get it. colin flaherty