{"product_id":"9781621319658","title":"Twenty-First Century Chicago","description":"\u003ci\u003eTwenty-First Century Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the social, economic, political, and governmental conditions of Chicago in this century. While traditional anthologies on urban politics comprise stilted journal articles that place far too much emphasis on statistics, this anthology adopts a unique approach. Although it does incorporate the writings of preeminent scholars on the city of Chicago, the focus is on first-hand accounts: speeches by politicians, newspaper stories, editorials by journalists, memoirs and biographies and little known research reports advocating change. Covering metropolitan Chicago as a whole, this volume underscores the city's efforts in recent years to establish itself as a global metropolitan region and highlights the most pressing issues Chicago is facing to create a positive future in these challenging times.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDick Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books, journal articles, book chapters, and documentary films. He is former alderman of the 44th Ward of Chicago (1971-1979) who led the opposition bloc in the Chicago City Council against Mayors Richard J. Daley and Michael Bilandic. He is Professor and former head of the Political Science Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago and has won the highest teaching awards available at UIC, in addition to the American Political Science Association’s Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching Award. His former books on Chicago include \u003ci\u003eRogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps: The Politics of the Chicago City Council from 1863 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago’s Future in a Time of Transition\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstance A. Mixon\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Urban Studies Program at Elmhurst College. Prior to joining Elmhurst College, she earned a tenured Professorship of Political and Social Sciences at the City Colleges of Chicago, where she also served as a Dean of Instruction and Director of the Honors and Illinois Scholar Programs. In 2001, she was named the Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Professor Mixon provides political analysis for Chicago news programs, including local NBC and WGN affiliates, and has moderated numerous political programs for Chicago’s public television station, WYCC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Mouritsen Zmuda\u003c\/b\u003e is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Dominican University. Her dissertation will focus on politics in Chicago’s suburbs. She is a former Alderman’s assistant and building and zoning consultant. She has done extensive research in Chicago politics and most recently co-authored \u003ci\u003eContinuing the Rubber Stamp Council\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago and Illinois: Leading the Pack in Corruption\u003c\/i\u003e which are reprinted in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036896608496,"sku":"9781621319658","price":91.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621319658_p0.jpg?v=1763859689","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621319658","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}