Race and redistricting in the 1990s [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bernard Grofman
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| Titolo: |
Race and redistricting in the 1990s [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bernard Grofman
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Agathon Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (420 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 328.73/07345 |
| Soggetto topico: | Election districts - United States |
| Apportionment (Election law) - United States | |
| Minorities - Political activity - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
GrofmanBernard
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-384) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Theoretical and empirical issues -- pt. 2. Legal and enforcement issues -- pt. 3. Case studies -- pt. 4. Districting commissions and minority empowerment. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 a |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Race and redistricting in the 1990s |
| ISBN: | 9786610655991 |
| 1-280-65599-2 | |
| 0-87586-265-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455597403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Agathon series on representation ; ; v. 5.