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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463313803321

Titolo

Rotten boroughs, political thickets, and legislative donnybrooks [[electronic resource] ] : redistricting in Texas / / edited by Gary A. Keith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, TX, : Univeristy of Texas Press, 2013

ISBN

0-292-74541-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; ; number thirty-seven

Altri autori (Persone)

KeithGary

Disciplina

328.764/07345

Soggetti

Apportionment (Election law) - Texas

Election districts - Texas

Demography - Political aspects - Texas

Electronic books.

Texas Politics and government

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acronyms""; ""Prologue: Scope and Methods""; ""Introduction. The Prequel: Unequal Representation (Gary A. Keith)""; ""1. Entering the Thicket: 1965 (Gary A. Keith)""; ""2. Legislating in the Thicket (Craig A. Washington)""; ""3. Litigating Texas Redistricting :A Democratic Lawyer's Experience (David R. Richards)""; ""4. Texas Redistricting: A Republican Lawyer's Perspective (J. D. Pauerstein)""; ""5. The Voting Rights Organizers (JoseĢ Garza)""; ""6. Analyzing Redistricting Outcomes (Seth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie)""

""Conclusion. Redistricting Redux: 2011 and Beyond (Gary A. Keith)""""Notes""; ""Sources""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""