John M Allswang

Biographic Data

ID681095
NAMEJohn M Allswang
GIVEN NAMESJohn M
FAMILY NAMEAllswang
SIGNATUREALLSWANG J M
AFFILIATIONSCalifornia State University Los Angeles
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS21
AUTHOR COUNT23
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1971
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX3

  • Bosses, Machines, and Urban Voters

    Open AccessJohn M Allswang, John AllswangBOOKBosses, Machines, and Urban Voters2019

    Originally published in 1986. Political machines, and the bosses who ran them, are largely a relic of the nineteenth century. A prominent feature in nineteenth-century urban politics, political machines mobilized urban voters by providing services in exchange for voters' support of a party or candidate. Allswang examines four machines and five urban bosses over the course of a century. He argues that efforts to extract a meaningful general theory…

  • Daniel A. Coleman — The Anarchist: A Novel

    Open AccessJohn M AllswangARTICLELeft History An Interdisciplinary…2002

    Left History features articles from a variety of theoretical approaches; these include feminist, marxist, and postmodernist deliberations on topics such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, culture, the state, labour, the environment, theory, and method

  • The Initiative and Referendum in California, 1898-1998

    Roger W Lotchin, John M AllswangARTICLEJournal of American History2001

    In this book about direct legislation, John M. Allswang has made another important contribution to California history, urban history, and American political history. For starters, the book is a wonderful reference work. The volume contains an appendix that lists in chronological order every initiative or referendum in California political history, together with the kind of initiative or referendum that it is and the result of the voting. The refe…

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Tammany Hall of New York

    John M Allswang, Charles LacerraARTICLEJournal of American History1998

    Journal Article Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Tammany Hall of New York. By Charles LaCerra. (Lanham: University Press of America, 1997. vi, 118 pp. $29.50, ISBN 0-7618-0808-6.) Get access John M. Allswang John M. Allswang California State University, Los Angeles, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 3, December 1998, Page 1136, https://doi.org/10.2307/256…

  • Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago

    John M Allswang, Roger BilesARTICLEJournal of American History1996

    Journal Article Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago. By Roger Biles. (DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 1995. x, 292 pp. Cloth, $32.00, ISBN 0-87580-199-4. Paper, $18.00, ISBN 0-87580-566-3.) Get access John M. Allswang John M. Allswang California State University, Los Angeles, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 83, Issue 1, J…

  • Bitter Fruit: Black Politics and the Chicago Machine, 1931-1991.

    John M Allswang, William J GrimshawARTICLEThe American Historical Review1993

  • Democracy Delayed: Congressional Reapportionment and Urban-Rural Conflict in the 1920s

    John M Allswang, Charles W EaglesARTICLEJournal of American History1991

    Journal Article Democracy Delayed: Congressional Reapportionment and Urban-Rural Conflict in the 1920s. By Charles W. Eagles. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1990. xiv + 173 pp. $25.00.) Get access John M. Allswang John M. Allswang California State University, Los Angeles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 2, September 1991, Pages 714–715, https://doi.org/10…

  • The Tenant Movement in New York City, 1904-1984

    John M Allswang, Ronald Lawson et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1987Cited by: 5

    Journal Article The Tenant Movement in New York City, 1904–1984. Ed. by Ronald Lawson, with Mark Naison. (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1986. xiv + 288 pp. Cloth, $35.00; paper, $15.00.) Get access John M. Allswang John M. Allswang California State University, Los Angeles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 1, June 1987, Pages 194–195, https://doi.org/10…

  • Putting Politics Back into the History of the American City

    Open AccessTerrence J Mcdonald, John M Allswang et al.ARTICLEAmerican Quarterly1982Cited by: 4

  • The New Deal and American Politics: A Study in Political Change

    Richard Pells, Richard H Pells et al.ARTICLEThe American Historical Review1979

  • Urban Politics: Beyond Bosses and Reformers

    David P Thelen, David Thelen et al.ARTICLEReviews in American History1979Cited by: 6

  • The Age of Urban Reform: New Perspectives on the Progressive Era

    John M Allswang, Michael H Ebner et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1978

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt and the City Bosses

    John M Allswang, Lyle W DorsettARTICLEJournal of American History1978

    Journal Article Franklin D. Roosevelt and the City Bosses. By Lyle W. Dorsett. (Port Washington: Kennikat, 1977. x + 134 pp. Notes, sources, and index. Cloth, $8.95; paper, $4.95.) Get access John M. Allswang John M. Allswang Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 65, Issue 3, December 1978, Page 827, https://doi.org/10.2307/1901503 Published: 01 Dec…

  • Bosses, Machines, and Urban Voters: An American Symbiosis

    Michael H Ebner, Michael Ebner et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1978Cited by: 3

    Journal Article Bosses, Machines, and Urban Voters: An American Symbiosis. By John M. Allswang. (Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat, 1977. ix + 157 pp. Map, tables, notes, for further reading, and index. Cloth, $9.95; paper, $5.95.) Get access Michael H. Ebner Michael H. Ebner Lake Forest College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 65, Issue 2, September 1978, Page 492, https:/…

  • Bosses, Machines, and Urban Voters: An American Symbiosis

    James B Crooks, John M Allswang et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Interdisciplinary…1978

  • The World of the Urban Working Class

    John M Allswang, Marc FriedARTICLEInternational Migration Review1977

  • Three Generations in Twentieth Century America: Family, Community, and Nation

    John M Allswang, John G Clark et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1977

    Journal Article Three Generations in Twentieth Century America: Family, Community, and Nation. By John G. Clark, David M. Katzman, Richard D. McKinzie, and Theodore A. Wilson. (Homewood, 111.: Dorsey, 1977. xx + 529 pp. Maps, illustrations, charts, tables, bibliography, and index. $13.95.) Get access John M. Allswang John M. Allswang California State University, Los Angeles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar …

  • Peasants and Strangers: Italians, Rumanians, and Slovaks in an American City, 1890-1950

    John M Allswang, Josef J Barton et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1976

    Journal Article Peasants and Strangers: Italians, Rumanians, and Slovaks in an American City, 1890–1950. By Josef J. Barton. (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1975. xii + 217 pp. Tables, appendix, notes, and index. $12.00.) Get access John M. Allswang John M. Allswang California State University, Los Angeles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 62, Issue 4, March 1…

  • New Jersey since 1860: New Findings and Interpretations

    John M Allswang, William C WrightARTICLEJournal of American History1974

    Journal Article New Jersey since 1860: New Findings and Interpretations. Ed. by William C. Wright. (Trenton: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1972. 97 pp. Maps, tables, and notes. Paper, $2.00.) Get access John M. Allswang John M. Allswang California State University, Los Angeles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 61, Issue 1, June 1974, Pages 219–220, https://doi.org/10.2…

  • A House for All Peoples: Ethnic Politics in Chicago, 1890-1936

    Michaël R Marrus, John M AllswangARTICLEInternational Migration Review1972

  • A House for all Peoples: Ethnic Politics in Chicago, 1890-1936

    Open AccessJohn Bodnar, John M AllswangARTICLEAmerican Quarterly1972Cited by: 1

  • The Politics of Assimilation: A Study of the French Jewish Community at the Time of the Dreyfus Affair

    John M Allswang, Michaël R MarrusARTICLEInternational Migration Review1971

  • A House for all Peoples: Ethnic Politics in Chicago 1890-1936

    Robert P Swierenga, John M AllswangARTICLEJournal of American History1971Cited by: 2

    Journal Article A House for all Peoples: Ethnic Politics in Chicago 1890–1936. By John M. Allswang. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1971. x + 253 pp. Map, charts, tables, appendix, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $8.95.) Get access Robert P. Swierenga Robert P. Swierenga Kent State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 58, Issue 3, December 1971, …