Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era (Urban Life and Urban Landscape Series) [Paperback]

Zane L. Miller (Author)

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"A valuable study...Miller's examination of ethnic problems and religious and educational circumstances is suggestive to modern minds. His ward and area analysis of the successive elections are illuminating of group interests and ideals. The progressive movements which overthrew boss rule are viewed realistically as representing modernization rather than the triumph of virtue over vice." -- Choice --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt); 1 edition (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814250645
• ISBN-13: 978-0814250648
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,415,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A scholarly and meticulously researched examination, May 22, 2001

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This review is from: Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era (Urban Life and Urban Landscape Series) (Paperback)

Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics In The Progressive Era is a scholarly and meticulously researched examination of late nineteenth century big city politics as exemplified by the political structures of Cincinnati, Ohio under George B. Cox's political machine. Zane Miller (Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of American History at the University of Cincinnati) carefully explores both the nature and the significance of "bossism" and how it and municipal reform were both essential components of the political system in a the time of labor and ethnic unrest, election violence, rising crime rates, political innovation, and civic achievement. Boss Cox's Cincinnati is a highly recommended addition to political science reference collections and reading lists.