Property Rules: Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872
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In Property Rules, Robin L. Einhorn uses City Council records-previously thought destroyed-and census data to track the course of city government in Chicago, providing an important reinterpretation of the relationship between political and social structures in the nineteenth-century American city. A Choice "Outstanding Academic Book"
" A] masterful study of policy-making in Chicago."--Choice " A] major contribution to urban and political history. . . . A]n excellent book."--Jeffrey S. Adler, American Historical Review " A]n enlightening trip. . . . Einhorn's foray helps make sense out of the transition from Jacksonian to Gilded Age politics on the local level. . . . She] has staked out new ground that others would do well to explore."--Arnold R. Hirsch, American Journal of Legal History "A well-documented and informative classic on urban politics."--Daniel W. Kwong, Law Books in Review
" A] masterful study of policy-making in Chicago."--Choice " A] major contribution to urban and political history. . . . A]n excellent book."--Jeffrey S. Adler, American Historical Review " A]n enlightening trip. . . . Einhorn's foray helps make sense out of the transition from Jacksonian to Gilded Age politics on the local level. . . . She] has staked out new ground that others would do well to explore."--Arnold R. Hirsch, American Journal of Legal History "A well-documented and informative classic on urban politics."--Daniel W. Kwong, Law Books in Review
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226194841
ISBN13:9780226194844
Release Date:October 1991
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:314 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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