Unprecedented in its scope, Rainbow's End provides a bold new analysis of the emergence, growth, and decline of six classic Irish-American political machines in New York, Jersey City, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Albany. Combining the approaches of political economy and historical sociology, Erie examines a wide range of issues, including the relationship between city and state politics, the manner in which machines shaped ethnic and working-class politics, and the reasons why centralized party organizations failed to emerge in Boston and Philadelphia despite their large Irish populations. The book ends with a thorough discussion of the significance of machine politics for today's urban minorities.
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"A major study of Irish-American political organizations. . . . [Rainbow's End] has broad implications for the racial tensions that now characterize every large city in America." -- Thomas Byrne Edsall, Dissent
"Provocative and illuminating . . . no serious student of the subject will ignore it." -- Geoffrey Blodgett, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"Theoretically, historically and comparatively Rainbow's End is a significant and provocative contribution. . . . . Future books will surely depend on it ." -- Kenneth Finegold, American Journal of Sociology
"[Erie's] admirably crafted, critical and sharply realistic study shows the true historic character of the Irish-American political achievement." -- Dennis Clark, Irish Literary Supplement --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"Provocative and illuminating . . . no serious student of the subject will ignore it." -- Geoffrey Blodgett, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"Theoretically, historically and comparatively Rainbow's End is a significant and provocative contribution. . . . . Future books will surely depend on it ." -- Kenneth Finegold, American Journal of Sociology
"[Erie's] admirably crafted, critical and sharply realistic study shows the true historic character of the Irish-American political achievement." -- Dennis Clark, Irish Literary Supplement --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Steven P. Erie is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego.
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A cautionary tale about the limits of political power, i.e. political power does not bring economic success.a great book, well written, with tremendous lessons for today. buy it. steal it. just get it. colin flaherty
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