Defining democracy
Subtitle: electoral reform and the struggle for power in New York City
By: Daniel O. Prosterman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780195377736
Subjects: Politics and government; Elections; New York (N.Y.).; New York (N.Y.). City Council; Municipal government; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the perils and promise of democratic reform; title: The politics of electoral reform in New York City history; title: Restructuring urban democracy amid the Great Depression; title: Proportional representation and the practice of democracy in New York City; title: Under the cloak of patriotism : specters of totalitarianism in city politics; title: A red (in the) city hall; title: The Democratic-Republican alliance and the repeal of proportional representation; title: Epilogue : repeal's aftermath.