{"product_id":"9780875801995","title":"Richard J. Daley : Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom his first election in 1955 to 1976, Mayor Richard J. Daley dominated Chicago's political landscape. A product of the Irish Catholic working class, Daley never lost touch with his roots as he rose through the Democratic Party machine-whose workings he perfected-to become a powerful and enduring political figure. \n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e The story of Daley is also the story of Chicago. Faced with issues confronting many American cities in the twentieth century-civil rights, integration, race riots, fiscal crisis, housing, suburban flight, urban renewal-Daley conducted Chicago's business with a steadfast resolve to withstand the many changes that threatened to engulf his city. Richard J. Daley portrays one of the most prominent American mayors in a balanced perspective and sheds new light on his place in urban history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49652213055736,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":283.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780875801995-1.jpg?v=1783621273","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9780875801995","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}