Race and Redistricting in the 1990s
Race and Redistricting in the 1990s

Author: Bernard Grofman

Publisher: Algora Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 842

ISBN-13: 0875862659

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A portrait of how the 1990s 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 1990s redistricting process either as a legislator, a member of the Voting Rights Section of the Justice Department, a member of a districting commission, or, most commonly, as an expert witness or lawyer in voting rights cases. All bring to bear special insights as well as insider knowledge of Congressional and state redistricting.

Hearings
Hearings

Author: United States. Congress. House

Publisher:

Published: 1941

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13:

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Alaska Politics and Public Policy
Alaska Politics and Public Policy

Author: Clive S. Thomas

Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Published: 2016-06-15

Total Pages: 1241

ISBN-13: 1602232903

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Politics in Alaska have changed significantly since the last major book on the subject was published more than twenty years ago, with the rise and fall of Sarah Palin and the rise and fall of oil prices being but two of the many developments to alter the political landscape. This book, the most comprehensive on the subject to date, focuses on the question of how beliefs, institutions, personalities, and power interact to shape Alaska politics and public policy. Drawing on these interactions, the contributors explain how and why certain issues get dealt with successfully and others unsuccessfully, and why some issues are taken up quickly while others are not addressed at all. This comprehensive guide to the political climate of Alaska will be essential to anyone studying the politics of America’s largest—and in some ways most unusual—state.