Town meeting : practicing democracy in rural New England / Donald L. Robinson.

Author: Robinson, Donald L., 1936-

Imprint:Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2011.

Descriptionxii, 261 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Note: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.

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

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