Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo's Philadelphia and Populist Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0812224833
- ISBN-13
- 9780812224832
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-05-07
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Author
- Timothy J. Lombardo
Description
Blue-Collar Conservatism examines the blue-collar, white supporters of Frank Rizzo—Philadelphia's police commissioner turned mayor—and shows how the intersection of law enforcement and urban politics created one of the least understood but most consequential political developments in recent American history.
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