Claiming the City Politics, Faith, and the Power of Place in St. Paul

Name: Claiming the City Politics, Faith, and the Power of Place in St. Paul
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ISBN: 9780801488856

ISBN-10: 0801488850

ISBN-13: 9780801488856

Edition: 2003

Authors: Mary Lethert Wingerd

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'Claiming the City' traces the contours of St. Paul's 'civic identity' to show how personal identities and political structures of power are fundamentally informed by the social geography of place.

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 10/22/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Starting from Scratch: The Construction of Civic Identity



The Economy of Culture: City Building on the Frontier



Money, Status, and Power: The Making of an Irish-Catholic Town



Delivering the Goods: The Social Geography of a Declining Economy



The Great War: Conflict Abroad and Casualties at Home



Raising the Flag: The Struggle to Reshape Civic Identity



Taking Aim: Enemies of the State



The First Volley: Policing the Social Order



The War of St. Paul and the End of the Civic Compact



From Battle Zone to "Holy City": New Alliances, Old Loyalties, and the Power of Place



Vying for Power: The Showdown between Business and Labor



Hard Times in the "Holy City": Old Alliances and New Deals


Epilogue: Political Change and the Power of Place


Abbreviations


Notes


Index