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Autore |
Bickerstaff Steve |
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Titolo |
Lines in the sand [[electronic resource] ] : congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay / / by Steve Bickerstaff |
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Austin, Tex., : University of Texas Press, 2007 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (485 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Election districts - Texas |
Politics, Practical - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-446) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The significance of the 2003 congressional redistricting in Texas -- Partisan politics and redistricting in Texas -- Racial and ethnic politics -- Electing the right Republicans: the Republican strategy for the 2002 election -- As partisan as the law allows: Republican strategy in 2003 -- Playing defense: Democratic strategy, 2001-2003 -- You gotta be kidding! The 2003 regular session -- No better option: the Democrats break the quorum in the House of Representatives -- Personal dilemmas: the first special session -- Is there a Democratic endgame? -- Republican triumph in the Senate -- Redistricting by cabal: the final redistricting plan -- The effects of the final plan -- The dilemma for racial- and ethnic-minority lawmakers and advocacy organizations -- The role of congressman Tom DeLay, Republican activists and donors, and the White House -- The legal implications of the 2003 redistricting -- Criminal investigations and indictments -- The fall of Congressman DeLay -- Conclusion. |
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