Town meeting : practicing democracy in rural New England / Donald L. Robinson

Author: Robinson, Donald L., 1936-
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2011]
Copyright Date: ©2011
Physical Description: xii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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Contents

Part I : origins -- Becoming Ashfield -- Baptist troubles -- Governing through a revolution -- Interlude -- Transformation -- Part II : tales of modern governance -- Town hall and town meeting -- Tinkering with the system -- Building a sewer system -- Controlling the police -- Educating children -- Finally, a town common -- Conclusion : implications for democratic practice and theory.

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9781558498549 (library cloth : alk. paper)
1558498540 (library cloth : alk. paper)
9781558498556 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1558498559 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-251) and index.

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