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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780373203321

Autore

Fenno Richard F. <1926->

Titolo

Congress at the grassroots [[electronic resource] ] : representational change in the South, 1970-1998 / / Richard F. Fenno, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2000

ISBN

979-88-908728-8-3

0-8078-6063-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Disciplina

328.73/092/2

Soggetti

Legislators - United States

Representative government and representation - United States

Georgia Politics and government 1951-

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. [153]-160) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; 1. Political Representation; 2. Jack Flynt, 1970–1972; 3. Jack Flynt, 1972–1976; 4. Mac Collins, 1996–1998; 5. Mac Collins and Connections; Conclusion; Notes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This work demonstrates that a close look at American politicians at work in their districts can tell the observer a great deal about the process of representation. The author reveals grassroots approaches to explore how patterns of representation have changed in recent decades.