A house for all peoples : ethnic politics in Chicago 1890-1936 / / John M. Allswang

• Autore: Allswang John M.
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1971; ©1971
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.977311
• Soggetto topico: Minorities - Illinois - Chicago - History
• Soggetto geografico: Chicago (Ill.) Politics and government
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART ONE: ETHNIC POLITICS; I. Ethnic Groups & Their Politics; II. Chicago's Ethnics & Their Politics to 1917; III. Ethnic Voting Behavior, 1918- 1936; IV. Some Measures of Ethnic Voting Behavior; V. Ethnic Group Party Identification; VI. Political Party Self-Conceptions; PART TWO: THE FORCES OF COALITION; VII. Political Issues; VIII. Political Organization; IX. Crime & Reform; X. Socioeconomic Class; XI. Conclusion.' A House for all Peoples; Appendix; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W ; YZ
• Sommario/riassunto: This book assesses the role of urban ethnic groups, particularly in terms of the rise of the Democratic Party to national predominance between 1928 and 1932. It builds quantitative and qualitative models for the study of ethnic groups in terms of political behavior. Focusing clearly upon political change and the role of ethnicity, the work advances the hypothesis that Chicago's ethnic groups responded as ethnic groups, rather than on socio-economic or other bases, when they shifted their party allegiances in the late twenties. This ethnic realignment was a major factor in the redistribution of
• Titolo autorizzato: A house for all peoples
• ISBN: 0-8131-6194-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787481903321
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