TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robinson,Donald L.
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - Town meeting: practicing democracy in rural New England 
SN  - 9781613760369
AV  - JS431 .R63 2011
U1  - 320.8/50974 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Amherst
PB  - University of Massachusetts Press
KW  - Direct democracy
KW  - New England
KW  - History
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Municipal government
KW  - Citizen participation
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781613760369/
ER  -