Town meeting
Robinson, Donald L., 1936-
Town meeting practicing democracy in rural New England / [electronic resource] : Donald L. Robinson. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 261 p. :) ill., maps ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-251) and index.
Part I : origins -- Becoming Ashfield -- Baptist troubles -- Governing through a revolution -- Interlude -- Transformation -- Part II : tales of modern governance -- Town hall and town meeting -- Tinkering with the system -- Building a sewer system -- Controlling the police -- Educating children -- Finally, a town common -- Conclusion : implications for democratic practice and theory.
9781613760369 1613760361
Direct democracy--History.--New England
Political participation--History.--New England
Municipal government--Citizen participation--History.--New England
Electronic books.
JS431 / .R63 2011
320.8/50974
Town meeting practicing democracy in rural New England / [electronic resource] : Donald L. Robinson. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 261 p. :) ill., maps ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-251) and index.
Part I : origins -- Becoming Ashfield -- Baptist troubles -- Governing through a revolution -- Interlude -- Transformation -- Part II : tales of modern governance -- Town hall and town meeting -- Tinkering with the system -- Building a sewer system -- Controlling the police -- Educating children -- Finally, a town common -- Conclusion : implications for democratic practice and theory.
9781613760369 1613760361
Direct democracy--History.--New England
Political participation--History.--New England
Municipal government--Citizen participation--History.--New England
Electronic books.
JS431 / .R63 2011
320.8/50974