St. Louis politics : the triumph of tradition / Lana Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stein, Lana, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saint Louis (Mo.)--Politics and government.

Saint Louis (Mo.).

Physical Description:

xxii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Saint Louis politics

Place of Publication:

St. Louis : Missouri Historical Society Press ; [Columbia] : Distributed by University of Missouri Press, [2002]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Building St. Louis's Institutional Parameters, 1876-1914 1

Chapter 2 Republicans, Race, and Realignment, 1914-1932 13

Chapter 3 The Dickmann-Hannegan Years, 1933-1941: Almost a Political Machine 27

Chapter 4 Adjusting the Template, Not the Tenor: Civil Service and District Elections for Aldermen, 1941 49

Chapter 5 Interregnum: From Party Competition to Democratic Factions, 1941-1953 67

Chapter 6 The Tucker Years, 1953-1965: Renewal, Reform, and Race 85

Chapter 7 St. Louis and the Civil Rights Struggle 121

Chapter 8 Transitions Amidst Common Threads, 1965-1981 137

Chapter 9 The Schoemehl Years, 1981-1993: New Wines, Old Bottles 189

Chapter 10 The Advent of African American Mayors, 1993 and 1997 227

Chapter 11 Institutions and Governance in St. Louis 249

Appendix St. Louis Elected Officials 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-279) and index.

ISBN:

1883982448

OCLC:

49962302