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Second Metropolis: Pragmatic Pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka: Woodrow Wilson Center Press

Autor Blair A. Ruble
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 mai 2001
By exploring and comparing North America's, Russia's, and Japan's 'second cities' - Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka - Second Metropolis discloses the extent to which social fragmentation, frequently viewed as an obstacle to democratic development, actually fostered a 'pragmatic pluralism' that nurtured pluralistic public policies. Such policies are explored through six case studies - the politics of street railways and charter reform in Chicago, adult education and housing in Moscow, and harbor revitalization and poverty alleviation in Osaka - that illustrate how even those with massive political and economic power were stymied by the complexity of their communities. Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka, though the products of very different nations and cultures, nonetheless shared an important experience of inclusive politics during an era of extraordinary growth and social diversity. The success of all three cities, which went well beyond mere survival, rested on a distinctive political resource: pragmatic pluralism.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521801799
ISBN-10: 0521801796
Pagini: 484
Ilustrații: 39 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 162 x 238 x 37 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Woodrow Wilson Center Press

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Preface; 1. Introduction: from hegemony to pragmatic pluralism; Part I. Three Industrial Giants: 2. Porkopolis; 3. Russia's calico heart; 4. Kitchen of the country; Part II. Tales of Success and Excess: 5. Transit tussles; 6. Educating Moscow's workers; 7. Prosperity's harbor; Part III. Riots and Revolution: 8. Charter failure; 9. The worst-housed city in Europe; 10. Poverty and riots; Part IV. Conclusion: 11. Successful pragmatic pluralists: the practice of politics without hegemony; 12. The practice of pragmatic pluralism: the city, transitional capitalism, and the meaning of Moscow.

Recenzii

"A good read..." The Russian Review
"This book provides a convenient history of three major cities and their similar efforts to mediate differences while solving problems, despite the enormous gaps in their political systems." Choice
"[T]his is an impressive work of scholarship." Journal of International Migration and Integration
"Second Metropolis is conceptually interesting....Ruble has written a work of history." Slavic Review

Descriere

This book explores how social fragmentation led to pluralistic public policies in Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka.