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- catalog abstract "Now, at a time when the cynicism about our government's value is a topic of heated discussion, Thomas Geoghegan vividly redefines the terms of the debate. Combining memoir and trenchant observation, he uses his own life to explore what it means to be a "national" civil servant and a "local" citizen. The decline of the "national idea," the rise of the States, and the growing weakness of the central government pushed Geoghegan to the local level in Chicago. There, as a lawyer, he fought evils of a new kind: tuberculosis among the homeless, the spread of child labor, the use of jails to house the poor - evils that the progressives at the turn of the century had vanquished but were now back in a new and more virulent form. National government and majority rule were once the two great achievements of our history. But now, as Geoghegan vividly shows, the weakness and gridlock of the central government has undermined our sense of local community and local citizenship, and, most perniciously, has restricted our ability to affect the political process at every level, leading to disengagement. In revealing the true nature of the current problems and the connections among them, The Secret Lives of Citizens shows how we might reclaim our right to shape our government and secure for everyone the true promise of American life.".
- catalog contributor b10728320.
- catalog coverage "United States Social conditions.".
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "National government and majority rule were once the two great achievements of our history. But now, as Geoghegan vividly shows, the weakness and gridlock of the central government has undermined our sense of local community and local citizenship, and, most perniciously, has restricted our ability to affect the political process at every level, leading to disengagement. In revealing the true nature of the current problems and the connections among them, The Secret Lives of Citizens shows how we might reclaim our right to shape our government and secure for everyone the true promise of American life.".
- catalog description "Now, at a time when the cynicism about our government's value is a topic of heated discussion, Thomas Geoghegan vividly redefines the terms of the debate. Combining memoir and trenchant observation, he uses his own life to explore what it means to be a "national" civil servant and a "local" citizen. The decline of the "national idea," the rise of the States, and the growing weakness of the central government pushed Geoghegan to the local level in Chicago. There, as a lawyer, he fought evils of a new kind: tuberculosis among the homeless, the spread of child labor, the use of jails to house the poor - evils that the progressives at the turn of the century had vanquished but were now back in a new and more virulent form.".
- catalog description "There Is No One City -- City of Fabulous Jobs -- When They Burned the "White House" -- In the Gridlock Archipelago -- Knock Down the Door -- "Now Do You See Me, Mr. Mayor?" -- City of Fabulous Plagues -- A Ticket to DuPage -- I'd Be Happier in D.C. -- If I Could Park in My City -- I'd Be Lonely in This City -- City of Fabulous Kids -- In the "White City" -- Epilogue: The Promise.".
- catalog extent "viii, 240 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Secret lives of citizens.".
- catalog identifier "067942153X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Secret lives of citizens.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Pantheon Books,".
- catalog relation "Secret lives of citizens.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "340/.92 B 21".
- catalog subject "Civil service United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Geoghegan, Thomas, 1949-".
- catalog subject "JK693.G46 A3 1998".
- catalog subject "Labor unions United States History.".
- catalog subject "Lawyers United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "There Is No One City -- City of Fabulous Jobs -- When They Burned the "White House" -- In the Gridlock Archipelago -- Knock Down the Door -- "Now Do You See Me, Mr. Mayor?" -- City of Fabulous Plagues -- A Ticket to DuPage -- I'd Be Happier in D.C. -- If I Could Park in My City -- I'd Be Lonely in This City -- City of Fabulous Kids -- In the "White City" -- Epilogue: The Promise.".
- catalog title "The secret lives of citizens : pursuing the promise of American life / Thomas Geoghegan.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".