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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462066103321

Autore

Wang Tova Andrea

Titolo

The politics of voter suppression [[electronic resource] ] : defending and expanding Americans' right to vote / / Tova Andrea Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8014-6559-1

0-8014-6603-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

A Century Foundation Book

Altri autori (Persone)

NittoliJanice

Disciplina

324.60973

Soggetti

Elections - United States - History - 20th century

Elections - Corrupt practices - United States - History - 20th century

Voter registration - United States - History - 20th century

Voter registration - Corrupt practices - United States - History - 20th century

Suffrage - United States - History - 20th century

Voting - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Century Foundation book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.