Civic Wars: Democracy & Public Life in the American City
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Mary P. Ryan traces the fate of public life and the emergence of ethnic, class, and gender conflict in the nineteenth-century city in this ambitious retelling of a key period of American political and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520216601
ISBN13:9780520216600
Release Date:November 1998
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:394 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Brilliant book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I recently read another of Ryan's books for a paper I was writing on woman's suffrage. I was so impressed, I looked up all her books. In one sense, "Civic Wars" continues on the theme of Ryan's: "Banners and Ballots" in examining the challenges that have historically stymied feminist historians in that so much of women's influence has consisted in the private (as opposed to public) sphere--making it not only harder to trace, but harder to document as well. But there is a broader analysis here, too--well beyond the scope of women-- examining all the 'have-nots' of society and the means by which they used the levers of public dissent and protest to have a say in their democracy. Ryan is a lucid and compelling writer and in this book she provides ample evidence that in Frederick Douglas' words: "Power cedes nothing without demand." Great book. P. Abeles
WHAT!!!!!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
While this book has terrific content, I did not care for the fact that I had to stop every page and look up words. When I took the GRE I scored in the 96 percentile. I have a strong vocabulary, however, half the time I did not know what Ryan was saying. This is an interesting book comparing the development of San Francisco, New York, and New Orleans. I would recommend it to anyone studying the 19 Century. You will need a dictionary to read the book, but you will learn a lot.
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
