Format:
1 online resource (384 pages)
ISBN:
9783110847062
Series Statement:
De Gruyter Studies on North America Ser v.4
Content:
Boston Politics: The Creativity of Power.
Content:
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- Introduction: The Story of Politics -- Chapter 1: The Autocracy, Condition of Creativity -- 1 Philosophical Argument: The Paradox of Liberty -- 2 Power and Architecture -- 3 The Potential of Power -- 4 The Construction of the Autocracy -- 5 The Strategy of the Autocrat -- 6 The Principles of the Autocracy -- 7 The Invisible Government -- 8 Producing Institutions -- 9 Movement Among Institutions -- 10 Politics Versus Government -- 11 The Exercise of Authority -- 12 The Autocrat and His Associates: The Distant Intimacy -- 13 The Government and Its Personnel: Disjunctions and Discontinuities -- 14 The Chaos of Power -- Chapter 2: The Court, Locus of Creativity -- 1 Philosophical Argument: The Few and the Many -- 2 Two Tales and Two Stages -- 3 The Field of Political Creativity -- 4 A Phenomenon of Politics That Defies Numbers -- 5 A Phenomenon of Politics to Be Studied in Its Mode of History -- Section 1: The Reality That Is History -- Section 2: The Rhythm of Organizational Creativity -- 6 Institutional Change -- 7 Configurations and Institutions -- 8 Persons Define Places of Politics -- The Alter Ego -- The Court Theologian -- The Politics Pro -- The Entrepreneur -- 9 Persons Settle the Stages of History -- The Founders -- The Movers and Shakers -- The Professionals -- The Zealots -- 10 Political Archaeology -- 11 The Many Emerge As the One -- The Mandarins -- The Mayor's Office -- The Staff -- 12 Creativeness and Efficiency -- The Vice Mayor and the Deputy Mayors -- The Cabinet -- Policy Committees -- Colonies -- The Political Organization -- 13 On Studying a Phenomenon of Creativity: The Process of Alternating Perceptions -- 14 The Movements of Inquiry Into the Movements of Governing -- Chapter 3: The Party, Carrier of Creativity.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110121025
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783110121025
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=919889
