{"product_id":"dilemmas-of-scale-in-americas-federal-democracy-paperback-9780521033091","title":"Dilemmas of Scale in America's Federal Democracy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521033091","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDilemmas of Scale in America's Federal Democracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book focuses on local traditions, seeking to recapture their origins, explain their impact and assess their worth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartha Derthick (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521033091, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 January 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNationalist and local traditions vie within the American federal system and the American experiment with self-government. Bringing together contributions from history, political science and sociology, this book focuses primarily on the local, seeking to recapture its origins, explain its current impact and assess its worth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Foreword Michael J. Lacey\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Martha Derthick\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Citizenship and Local Self-Government: 1. City life and citizenship James Q. Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 2. Citizen and city: locality, public-spiritedness and the American regime Stephen L. Elkin\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Local Self-Government in American Political History: 3. The origins and influence of early American local self-government: Democracy in America reconsidered Pauline Maier\u003cbr\u003e 4. Localism, political parties and civic virtue Sidney M. Milkis\u003cbr\u003e 5. How many communities? The evolution of American federalism Martha Derthick\u003cbr\u003e 6. Local practice in transition: from government to governance Kathryn M. Doherty and Clarence N. Stone\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Place of Locality in Current Policy Choice: 7. The ideo-logics of urban land-use politics Alan A. Altshuler\u003cbr\u003e 8. Local government and environmental policy Marc K. Landy\u003cbr\u003e 9. Local self-government in education: community, citizenship and charter schools Gregory R. Weiher and Chris Cookson\u003cbr\u003e 10. Net gains: the Voting Rights Act and Southern local government Richard M. Valelly\u003cbr\u003e 11. The people's court? Federal judges and criminal justice William D. Hagedorn and John J. DiIulio Jr\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: federalism and community Philip Selznick\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006226682136,"sku":"9780521033091","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521033091i_b1598439-b759-427b-9456-fc0bf11b3eba.jpg?v=1694965072","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dilemmas-of-scale-in-americas-federal-democracy-paperback-9780521033091","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}