Philadelphia battlefields : disruptive campaigns and upset elections in a changing city / John Kromer
- Author
- Kromer, John, 1948-
- Additional Titles
- Disruptive campaigns and upset elections in a changing city
- Published
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2020.
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 325 pages) : illustrations, maps
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- Contents
- Razor Thin -- Origin Story -- Entrepreneur -- Navigator -- Spoilers -- Fearless -- The Price of a Judge -- Commonalities -- Women's Work -- Pop-Up Elections and Permanent Campaigns -- The Perfect Ward -- The Word -- The May 2019 Election -- Unfinished Business.
- Summary
- "This book examines political campaigns undertaken in Philadelphia during the late 20th and early 21st centuries that were extraordinarily successful despite the opposition of the city's political establishment. It describes the origins, outcomes, and factors that influenced these successful "insurgent" campaigns."--
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781439919736 electronic book
1439919739 electronic book - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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