Urban Liberalism and Progressive Reform

by John D. Buenker

Book Overview

John D. Buenker describes the boss-immigrant-machine complex of nineteenth-century America, how it developed, and the services it provided for the newly-arrived immigrant. His important new finding is that the so-called "urban political machine" and "boss," long objects of disdain, were in fact major sources of support for a vast amount of reform legislation during the Progressive Era. The outlook and philosophy of programs that are now considered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393008800
• ISBN13: 9780393008807
• Release Date: February 1978
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"