02951nam 2200709 a 450 991045559740332120200520144314.097866106559911-280-65599-20-87586-265-9(CKB)111087028113408(EBL)318678(OCoLC)476114053(SSID)ssj0000231911(PQKBManifestationID)12076242(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231911(PQKBWorkID)10207510(PQKB)10333506(SSID)ssj0000307569(PQKBManifestationID)12107321(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000307569(PQKBWorkID)10262331(PQKB)11340168(MiAaPQ)EBC318678(Au-PeEL)EBL318678(CaPaEBR)ebr10476793(CaONFJC)MIL65599(OCoLC)437191852(EXLCZ)9911108702811340819980212d1998 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRace and redistricting in the 1990s[electronic resource] /edited by Bernard GrofmanNew York Agathon Pressc19981 online resource (420 p.)Agathon series on representation ;v. 5Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-123-7 0-87586-262-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-384) and indexes.pt. 1. Theoretical and empirical issues -- pt. 2. Legal and enforcement issues -- pt. 3. Case studies -- pt. 4. Districting commissions and minority empowerment.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 aAgathon series on representation ;v. 5.Election districtsUnited StatesApportionment (Election law)United StatesMinoritiesPolitical activityUnited StatesElectronic books.Election districtsApportionment (Election law)MinoritiesPolitical activity328.73/07345Grofman Bernard145487MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455597403321Race and redistricting in the 1990s2207407UNINA