You the Mayor? : The Education of a City Politician

This engaging account of political initiation, campaigns, and service in elected offices of increasing responsibility will interest and entertain a wide range of readers. Barbara Ackermann's experience as Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, offers important lessons for the political volunteer and insights for the student of politics. It is a rich resource for teachers of government, urban politics, and public administration. Through the author's eyes we see the issues, the problems, and the people that make a modern city so vital and diverse a place, and its leadership and management so delicate and complex an undertaking.This lively portrait of a politician's experiences as a legislative leader in a vibrant, inner city will both entertain and inform all students of government. It will interest anyone who has toyed with the idea of running for elective office; any volunteer who has diligently worked to elect a local official; and anyone who has ever had an argument with city hall. The book will also be of value to teachers of government, urban politics, and public administration courses.Ackermann, Barbara is the author of 'You the Mayor? : The Education of a City Politician', published 1989 under ISBN 9780865691797 and ISBN 0865691797.