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The politics of voter suppression defending and expanding Americans' right to vote
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The politics of voter suppression defending and expanding Americans' right to vote
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Wang, Tova Andrea.
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
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xviii, 197 p.
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"A Century Foundation book."
Contents:
The voter inclusion principle -- The early years of vote suppression -- Conditions and consequences of the Voting Rights Act -- Vote suppression goes national and Republican -- The battle over Motor Voter -- The election of 2000 and its fallout -- A slight upswing -- Effects on election outcomes -- How to increase participation -- Epilogue : what citizens can do.
Abstract:
"Tova Wang explains how, across the twentieth century, the issue of access to the ballot was transformed from a largely practical matter of electoral advantage into an ideological difference between the Democrat and Republican Parties."--Publisher's Web site.
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JK1976 .W36 2012 | 1071265-1001 | Ebook Central | Searching... |
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