The leftmost city [[electronic resource] ] : power and progressive politics in Santa Cruz / / Richard Gendron and G. William Domhoff

• Autore: Gendron Richard
• Pubblicazione: Boulder, CO, : Westview Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.9794/71; 320.979471
• Soggetto topico: Political participation - California - Santa Cruz; Political activists - California - Santa Cruz; Coalitions - California - Santa Cruz; Coalitions; Progressivism (United States politics)
• Soggetto geografico: Santa Cruz (Calif.) Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DomhoffG. William
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; TABLES AND MAPS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 THE LEFT MOST CITY IN AMERICA; 2 THE RISE AND DECLINE OF THE SANTA CRUZ GROWTH COALITION; 3 THE REBIRTH AND DEFEAT OF THE SANTA CRUZ GROWTH COALITION; 4 THE PROGRESSIVE COALITION IN POWER: 1981-1989; 5 SHAKING UP THE POWER STRUCTURE; 6 PROGRESSIVES VERSUS PROGRESSIVES OVER GROWTH AND NEIGHBORHOODS; 7 FAULT LINES OF POWER; REFERENCES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Employs an extended case study of the unique city of Santa Cruz, California, to critique three theories of urban power and show how progressive coalitions can effectively organize to achieve political power
• Titolo autorizzato: The leftmost city
• ISBN: 0-429-49634-6; 1-283-09439-8; 9786613094391; 0-7867-2746-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456410703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II