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Title: The Triumph of Ethnic Progressivism: Urban Political Culture in Boston, 1900-1925 by James J. Connolly ISBN: 0-674-90950-X Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $53.00

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Summary: a great reappraisal of a complex subject
Comment: "The Triumph of Ethnic Progressivism" is an excellent reappraisal of urban politics in the early part of the 20th century. Connolly provides an exhaustive analysis of voting patterns - sometimes on a block by block basis - throughout the city of Boston. Connolly's approach (as well as research) dramatically moves forward our knowledge of precinct behavior, as well as ethnic association with particular issues. What's best about Connolly's book is that he relies less on inference and assumption that many authors who tackle this material do. Connolly's argument is predicated upon empirical evidence, and that alone is a refreshing break from much modern political history. For a better understanding of the period before Connolly's book picks up, one should read both Stephan Thernstrom's "The Other Bostonians" and Oscar Handlin's "Boston's Immigrants." Gerard Gamm's "The Making of New Deal Democrats: Voter Realignment in Boston, 1920-1940" is an fine continuation after the period with which Connolly is concerned.