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Town meeting practicing democracy in rural New England

Title: Town meeting [electronic resource] : practicing democracy in rural New England / Donald L. Robinson.
Author: Robinson, Donald L., 1936-
Publication: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2011.

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Description

1 online resource (xii, 261 p.) : ill., maps.

Uniform Title

Town meeting (Online)

Alternative Title

Town meeting (Online)

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-251) and index.

Access (note)

Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

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.

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