Municipal Socialism

Author : Shelton Stromquist
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1839767790
Total Pages : 881 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claiming the City written by Shelton Stromquist and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 881 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How workers fought for municipal socialism to make cities around the globe livable and democratic - and what the lessons are for today. For more than a century, municipal socialism has fired the imaginations of workers fighting to make cities livable and democratic. At every turn propertied elites challenged their right to govern. Prominent US labor historian, Shelton Stromquist, offers the first global account of the origins of this new trans-local socialist politics. He explains how and why cities after 1890 became crucibles for municipal socialism. Drawing on the colorful stories of local activists and their social-democratic movements in cities as diverse as Broken Hill, Christchurch, Malmö, Bradford, Stuttgart, Vienna, and Hamilton, OH, the book shows how this new urban politics arose. Long governed by propertied elites, cities in the nineteenth century were transformed by mass migration and industrialization that tore apart their physical and social fabric. Amidst massive strikes and faced with epidemic disease, fouled streets, unsafe water, decrepit housing, and with little economic security and few public amenities, urban workers invented a local politics that promised to democratize cities they might themselves govern and reclaim the wealth they created. This new politics challenged the class power of urban elites as well as the centralizing tendencies of national social-democratic movements. Municipal socialist ideas have continued to inspire activists in their fight for the right of cities to govern themselves.

Author : Edgar J. Levey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Municipal Socialism and Its Economic Limitations written by Edgar J. Levey and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard W. Judd
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438408099
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socialist Cities written by Richard W. Judd and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1989-07-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Socialist Cities is a comparative treatment of grass-roots Socialist successes. It marks the first comprehensive look at the urban working-class base of the American Socialist movement in the early part of the century, and reveals the importance of municipal politics as an organizing strategy. The author assesses the reactions of both workers and non-workers to the party, and provides a fresh perspective on the perennial question of why socialism 'failed' in America. He demonstrates that the subtle and ongoing dialogue between the party's own internal theoretical and tactical weaknesses and the broader class and structural obstacles against which it struggled, contributed to its failure.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.7R/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Municipal Socialism written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David R. Berman
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700633375
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Socialist Mayors in the United States written by David R. Berman and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2022-05-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is known as a country that has been highly antagonistic to Socialism of any form. Socialists in the United States have tended to be political outsiders, mounting criticisms of the government without serving in elected office themselves. However, from around 1900 to 1920, Socialist politicians in the United States were prominent and active at the municipal level, holding office as government insiders. Socialist mayors in over two hundred small cities across the United States brought meaningful improvements in the quality of life for people in their communities, playing an important role in this period’s municipal reform movement. Despite the limitations of being associated with a minority party—particularly a party that divided over whether to pursue elected office in the United States—these mayors pushed for reforms, challenged the status quo, and held their own in demonstrating the ability to govern. Socialist Mayors in the United States is the first comprehensive study of nationwide Socialist activity at the municipal level during the Progressive Era. It is a unique study of the Socialist mayors in this period: their election, how they approached their job, and what they accomplished. Berman offers a fresh look at the nature of the Socialist Party by focusing on its municipal program, interaction with non-Socialist municipal reformers, local political operations, and the tensions within the party as it delved into political action on this level. Socialist Mayors in the United States is an illumination of seldom-explored political and governmental characteristics of medium and small towns, often very small towns, where Socialists enjoyed most of their successes.

Author : W. C. Crofts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Municipal Socialism, by W.C. Crofts written by W. C. Crofts and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edgar J Levey
Publisher : Andesite Press
ISBN 13 : 9781298769497
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Municipal Socialism and Its Economic Limitations written by Edgar J Levey and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Times
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781376552416
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Municipal Socialism: A Series of Articles Reprinted from the Times written by Times and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : W C Crofts
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021436153
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Municipal Socialism written by W C Crofts and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Municipal Socialism is a compelling work of political and economic theory that offers readers a fresh perspective on the importance of community action and social organization. With its innovative proposals and insightful analysis, this work is sure to spark lively debate and discussion amongst scholars and laypeople alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Harry Turner Newcomb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Municipal Socialism written by Harry Turner Newcomb and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: