Civics, Power - Social Sciences, Participation & Pluralism in Democracies, Political Activism & Social Action, Practical Politics
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Overview
A former mayor takes readers inside the system to show politics at its most human level. From such events as a moving funeral for a retired police commander to a visit to the waterfront just hours before the city's worst flood in two hundred years, Freeman draws parables of political life. This unique contribution to the study of American politics is a powerful reminder that politics is not just something that happens, but something meaningful that we do.
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Freeman draws on his experience as a council member and mayor of a small southern manufacturing city to argue that the day-to-day workings of local government are very far-away from the grand theories of political scientists. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
April 30, 1992
Publisher
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1992.
Pages
138
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780826208422