ReadingPlunkitt of Tammany Hallin the Context of Late Nineteenth Century Party Nationalization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6355443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Klinghard (0000-0003-2309-0742, College of the Holy Cross, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 488-512 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1057/pol.2011.8 |
| OpenAlex | W2460840098 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall is often read as simply an apology for machine politics. Drawing on a close reading of Plunkitt and contemporary Tammany sources, this article challenges the conventional reading of the text, and orients readers toward the book's critique of developments in national politics, particularly under the party leadership of Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan. In addition to defending machine politics, Plunkitt defends the traditional, Jacksonian party organization against nationalizing trends in U.S. party politics at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |