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The politics of voter suppression

by Wang, Tova Andrea.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Cornell University Press, (Ithaca :) Physical details: 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 century. | Electronic books.
Year: 2012
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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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