Boston Irish, The: A Political History - Softcover

O'connor, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316626619 ISBN 13: 9780316626613

Verlag: Back Bay Books, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

(Settling in a city founded by the Puritans, the Irish of Boston evolved into one of America's most distinctive ethnic communities - and eventually came to dominate local politics. In an authoritative narrative, rich with anecdote, Thomas H. O'Connor chronicles the growth of Irish political power in Boston, from the colourful ward bosses of the late nineteenth century and the celebrated political machine of mayor James Michael Curley to the resurgent neighbourhood populists of today)

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Críticas:

Documented with wit and keen hibernian insight ... They're all here - chowderheads and goo-goos, Honey Fitz and James Michael Himself - all brought to larger-than-leprechaun life by the gifted pen of Professor O'Connor. (Martin F. Noaln, BOSTON Globe)

Contraportada:

According to Thomas O'Connor, Irish political dominance in Boston grew out of generations of bitter and unyielding conflict between Yankees and Irish Catholic immigrants. Unlike the Irish in other American cities, the settlers in Boston encountered a homogenous, long-established Anglo-Saxon population openly hostile toward the Irish and all things Roman Catholic. O'Connor charts the course of the Irish's growing political influence in Boston against the background of this clash between two different cultures. He argues that Irish politicians established a distinct philosophy of government that often shifted from traditional Democratic leadership to local neighborhood populism.

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• Verlag: Back Bay Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0316626619
• ISBN 13: 9780316626613
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384