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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455597403321

Titolo

Race and redistricting in the 1990s [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bernard Grofman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Agathon Press, c1998

ISBN

9786610655991

1-280-65599-2

0-87586-265-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 p.)

Collana

Agathon series on representation ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

GrofmanBernard

Disciplina

328.73/07345

Soggetti

Election districts - United States

Apportionment (Election law) - United States

Minorities - Political activity - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-384) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theoretical and empirical issues -- pt. 2. Legal and enforcement issues -- pt. 3. Case studies -- pt. 4. Districting commissions and minority empowerment.

Sommario/riassunto

A portrait of how the 1990's round of redistricting treated the racial and linguistic minorities that had been given special protections by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, primarily African-Americans, but also Native Americans, Asian-Americans, and those of Spanish heritage. Throughout the volume, the primary focus is on the practical politics of redistricting and its consequences for racial representation. Almost all the authors have been directly involved in the 1990's redistricting process either as a legislator, a member of the Voting Rights Section of the Justice Department, a member of a