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Town meeting : practicing democracy in rural New England / Donald L. Robinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, Donald L., 1936- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Municipal government--New England--Citizen participation--History.
- Municipal government.
- Political participation--New England--History.
- Political participation.
- Direct democracy--New England--History.
- Direct democracy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 261 p., [12] p. of plates ) ill., maps ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- At Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln described government by the people as "the great task remaining before us." Many citizens of modern America, frustrated and disheartened, are tempted to despair of realizing that ideal.Yet, it is a project still alive in parts of New England.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-251) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-036-1
- OCLC:
- 794700516
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