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Siegel (history, The Cooper Union for Science and Art, and senior fellow, Progressive Policy Institute) sees Giuliani as an "immoderate centrist," who made his own enormous ego serve the well-being of New York City. After tracing the history of the city before and during Giuliani's tenure, Siegel concludes that Giuliani's success at restoring law and order, cutting taxes and reducing welfare rolls should be a model for all large cities. Siegel ends the volume with a consideration of Mayor Bloomberg's handling of the Giuliani legacy. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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The Prince of the City is at once a fascinating character study of one of America's most charismatic public figures, a history of New York over the last forty years, and a classic inquiry into the issue of how cities thrive or die. Siegel's story culminates with a dramatic account of September 11, 2001, revealing how Giuliani's s eight years in office had prepared him and the city to rise to this tragic occasion and how in the aftermath of the attack he became America's Mayor. Siegel concludes with a look at how Guiliani's successor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has handled his legacy and at what lies in Guiliani's political future.
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