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Author:

Lichtman, Allan J., author.

Title:

The embattled vote in America : from the founding to the present / Allan J. Lichtman.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xi, 315 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Suffrage--United States--History.
Suffrage.
United States.
History.
Nonfiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Voters and non-voters -- The founding father's mistake -- A white man's republic -- Constructing and deconstructing the vote -- Votes for women -- The absent voter -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- The new wars over the vote -- Reforming American voting -- Conclusion: The embattled vote.

Summary:

Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0674972368
9780674972360

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1028592319

LCCN:

2018006882

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)