St.Louis Politics
Stein, Lana![St.Louis Politics](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/231/23109826/CHSBZCOP0323109826.jpg)
There are two defining moments in St. Louis political history: the 1876 divorce of the city from its county and the 1914 charter adoption. The institutions created at these times produced a factional and fragmented city government, thoroughly grounded in machine politics.Stein examines major themes in urban politics over the last century: race, redevelopment, suburbanization, and leadership. St. Louis mayors must deal with the comptroller and ...