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Philadelphia battlefields : disruptive campaigns and upset elections in a changing city / John Kromer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kromer, John, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elections--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Elections.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 325 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Rome ; Tokyo : Temple University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "This book examines political campaigns undertaken in Philadelphia during the late 20th and early 21st centuries that were extraordinarily successful despite the opposition of the city's political establishment. It describes the origins, outcomes, and factors that influenced these successful "insurgent" campaigns."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Razor Thin
- Origin Story
- Entrepreneur
- Navigator
- Spoilers
- Fearless
- The Price of a Judge
- Commonalities
- Women's Work
- Pop-Up Elections and Permanent Campaigns
- The Perfect Ward
- The Word
- The May 2019 Election
- Unfinished Business.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439919736
- 1439919739
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