The Struggle for Self-Government

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book muckraking work political exposé

*The Struggle for Self-Government* is a muckraking political exposé by journalist Lincoln Steffens that critiques corruption in American politics and advocates for democratic reform.

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Label	Occurrences
The Struggle for Self-Government canonical	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ muckraking work ⓘ political exposé ⓘ
advocatesFor	clean government ⓘ democratic reform ⓘ greater civic participation ⓘ
aimsTo	encourage political reform movements ⓘ expose political corruption to the public ⓘ
author	Lincoln Steffens NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
critiques	boss rule in American cities ⓘ corrupt political machines ⓘ influence of special interests in government ⓘ undemocratic practices in elections ⓘ
documentedIn	American political history ⓘ
field	journalism ⓘ political science ⓘ
focusesOn	municipal government ⓘ political corruption ⓘ state government ⓘ
genre	muckraking journalism ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ
hasPerspective	pro-democracy ⓘ reformist ⓘ
hasTheme	moral dimension of politics ⓘ need for transparent government ⓘ responsibility of citizens in a democracy ⓘ struggle against entrenched political power ⓘ
influencedBy	Progressive reform ideas ⓘ
intendedAudience	American voters ⓘ political reformers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryMovement	muckraking ⓘ
mainSubject	corruption in American politics ⓘ democratic reform ⓘ self-government in the United States ⓘ
movement	Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	The Shame of the Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ
workOf	Lincoln Steffens NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Subject: The Struggle for Self-Government
Description of subject: *The Struggle for Self-Government* is a muckraking political exposé by journalist Lincoln Steffens that critiques corruption in American politics and advocates for democratic reform.

Referenced by (1)

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Lincoln Steffens → notableWork → The Struggle for Self-Government ⓘ