Heads of the Local State - Mayors, Provosts and Burgomasters since 1800

Through a comparative analysis of mayoralty since 1800, this volume explores the characteristics of the office in relation to such issues as the constitutional position of mayors, their ceremonial and executive roles, their representational status in relation to local, regional and central authority, and their public visibility, which at various times has been used to highlight or blur issues of race, gender, politics or religion within a community.