Blue-collar conservatism : Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia and populist politics

Blue-collar conservatism : Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia and populist politics /

Blue-Collar Conservatism examines the blue-collar, white supporters of Frank Rizzo--Philadelphia's police commissioner turned mayor--and shows how the intersection of law enforcement and urban politics created one of the least understood but most consequential political developments in recent A...

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Main Author: Lombardo, Timothy J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
Series:Politics and culture in modern America.
Subjects:
Rizzo, Frank, > 1920-1991.
Conservatism > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Populism > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Mayors > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Working class > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 20th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • FROM LIBERALISM TO LAW AND ORDER. City of "Neighborhoods" and "Jungles"
  • Grassroots Law and Order
  • "This Man Is the City's Salvation"
  • Philadelphia Plans
  • THE RISE OF BLUE-COLLAR CONSERVATISM. "He's One of Us"
  • Neighborhood Politics
  • The Limits of Color Blindness
  • Post-Rizzo Philadelphia
  • Epilogue. Blue-Collar Conservatism and Modern America.

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