The politics of voter suppression : defending and expanding Americans' right to vote / Tova Andrea Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Tova Andrea.

Contributor:

Nittoli, Janice.

Series:

A Century Foundation Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--United States--History--20th century.

Elections.

Elections--Corrupt practices--United States--History--20th century.

Voter registration--United States--History--20th century.

Voter registration.

Voter registration--Corrupt practices--United States--History--20th century.

Suffrage--United States--History--20th century.

Suffrage.

Voting--United States--History--20th century.

Voting.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Tova Wang explains how, across the twentieth century, the issue of access to the ballot was transformed from a largely practical matter of electoral advantage into an ideological difference between the Democrat and Republican Parties."--Publisher's Web site.

Contents:

The voter inclusion principle

The early years of vote suppression

Conditions and consequences of the Voting Rights Act

Vote suppression goes national and Republican

The battle over Motor Voter

The election of 2000 and its fallout

A slight upswing

Effects on election outcomes

How to increase participation

Epilogue : what citizens can do.

Notes:

"A Century Foundation book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780801465598

0801465591

9780801466038

0801466032

OCLC:

967261501