Publicado por Watts, 1972
ISBN 10: 0531015149 ISBN 13: 9780531015148
Librería: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Publicado por Bloomsbury 3PL, 1992
ISBN 10: 0313272050 ISBN 13: 9780313272059
Librería: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Reino Unido
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Publicado por Praeger, 1992
ISBN 10: 0313272050 ISBN 13: 9780313272059
Librería: moluna, Greven, Alemania
Gebunden. Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. New York at Mid-Century traces the rise of the city s Italian Americans from turn-of-the-century peripheral positions to center stage in politics by 1950, when the electorate was called upon to choose among three Italian-born mayoral candidates--Vincent Imp.
Publicado por Praeger, 1992
ISBN 10: 0313272050 ISBN 13: 9780313272059
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Buch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - New York at Mid-Century traces the rise of the city's Italian Americans from turn-of-the-century peripheral positions to center stage in politics by 1950, when the electorate was called upon to choose among three Italian-born mayoral candidates--Vincent Impellitteri, Ferdinand Pecora, and Edward Corsi. Their designation to run for mayor reflected a clear ethnic calculation in the Americans of Italian descent, who had emerged as the city's largest nationality group.Impellitteri's victory as the first independent to win the city mayoralty without the support of a major party was a historic political development. His stewardship over the nation's most important city occurred at a time when New York wrestled with issues of international import, as it became the headquarters of the United Nations. It was a time of mounting pressure on municipal governments struggling to meet demands for increased services with limited financial resources. It was a time also of searing city-based scandals. This volume recounts how an immigrant, a shoemaker's son, dealt with these myriad problems and helped transform New York during a critical historical period.