02565nam 2200565 450 991079721060332120200520144314.00-7391-9046-6(CKB)3710000000443642(EBL)2089505(SSID)ssj0001517412(PQKBManifestationID)12589407(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001517412(PQKBWorkID)11504664(PQKB)11229892(MiAaPQ)EBC2089505(Au-PeEL)EBL2089505(CaPaEBR)ebr11077203(CaONFJC)MIL811797(OCoLC)913784887(EXLCZ)99371000000044364220150724h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLatinos and the Voting Rights Act the search for racial purpose /Henry FloresLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2015.©20151 online resource (319 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-1224-0 0-7391-9045-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. Uncovering Racial Purpose in Voting Rights Politics; Chapter Two. In Search of Racism; Chapter Three. Racism, the Arlington Heights Factors, and Latinos; Chapter Four. Latino Identity, Whiteness, and Dual-Race Theory; Chapter Five. "Do Citizens Select Legislators or Do Legislators Select Their Constituents?"; Chapter Six. There Is a Method to This Madness; Chapter Seven. Strategic Racism Uncovered; Bibliography; Index; About the Author<span><span>This book explores congressional redistricting, the relevance of the Voting Rights Act, and the legal concept of racial purpose, focusing on the role race and racism played in the Texas redistricting process and the state's 2011Voter Identification Law. The author makes a case for the use of mixed-methods research techniques in litigation research.</span></span>Apportionment (Election law)TexasHispanic AmericansLegal status, laws, etcTexasApportionment (Election law)Hispanic AmericansLegal status, laws, etc.342.764/072Flores Henry1574260MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797210603321Latinos and the Voting Rights Act3850422UNINA