The politics of voter suppression [electronic resource] : defending and expanding Americans' right to vote / Tova Andrea Wang.
By: Wang, Tova Andrea.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012Description: xviii, 197 p.Subject(s): Elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Elections -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Voter registration -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Voter registration -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Suffrage -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Voting -- United States -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 324.60973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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"A Century Foundation book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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