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Don't Make No Waves...Don't Back No Losers : An Insiders' Analysis of the Daley Machine
Overview
Tis is simply the best book that has been written about politics in Chicago. In the words of Andrew M. Greeley, "It is a very astute and dispassionate analysis of Chicago political life--far and away the best I have ever seen. Rakove is without illusions about either the right or the left." Rakove brings to his study an intimate knowledge of Chicago and the Daley machine, a practitioner's understanding of street-level politics, and a scholar's background in political theory. Blending anecdote with theory and description in a lively style, Rakove has bridged the gap between scholar and layman in a work that will appeal to both.
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- ISBN-13: 9780253202024
- ISBN-10: 0253202027
- Publisher: Indiana University Press
- Publish Date: September 1976
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds
- Page Count: 296
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