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Author:

Amato, Theresa A.

Title:

Grand illusion : the myth of voter choice in a two-party tyranny / Theresa Amato.

Publisher:

New Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xx, 379 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Political parties--United States.
Two-party systems--United States.
Voting--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-364) and index.

Contents:

Part 2: by Ralph Nader -- Part 1: One person, one vote. Or maybe none. Or maybe two. Ballot access laws since the time of cholera -- To third party or not? -- Suffer or sue: searching for a level playing field -- Democrats fighting the last war -- The courts and third parties: "Delphic," hostile, and MIA -- Part 2: How rigged is our democracy? Regulations, regulations: beware of the code -- The corporate fourth estate -- "The debate commission sucks" -- One person, one vote. Or maybe none. Or maybe two.

ISBN:

1595583947 (hc. : alk. paper)
9781595583949 (hc. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2009000593

Locations:

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

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)