Voice, Trust, and Memory Marginalized Groups and the Failings of Liberal Representation / Melissa S. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Melissa S., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity.

Representative government and representation.

Minorities--Political activity.

Fairness.

Ethnic groups--Political activity.

Equality.

Women.

Minorities.

Ethnic groups.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000, 1998.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

A presentation of the argument that fair political representation for disadvantaged groups requires their presence in legislative bodies, which states that this can be done without compromising principles of democratic freedom and equality.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Voice, Trust, and Memory

1. Representation as Mediation

2. Liberal Equality and Liberal Representation

3. The Supreme Court, Voting Rights, and Representation

4. Voice: Woman Suffrage and the Representation of "Woman's Point of View"

5. Trust: The Racial Divide and Black Rights during Reconstruction

6. Memory: The Claims of History in Group Recognition

7. The Institutions of Fair Representation

Conclusion: Descriptive Representation with a Difference

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-317) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691057385

0691057389

9781400814824

1400814820

OCLC:

1246575735