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Gary A. Keith - Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks - 9780292745407 - V9780292745407
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Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks

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Description for Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks Hardcover. Legislators, lawyers, community organizers, political historians, and political scientists offer a complete history of Texas redistricting during the past century - and the repercussions still felt from the map battles of the 1960s Editor(s): Keith, Gary A. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JPHF; LNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.

Every ten years, the Texas legislature redistricts itself and the state’s congressional districts in an attempt to ensure equality in representation. With a richly textured cultural fabric, Texas often experiences redistricting battles that are heated enough to gain national attention. Collecting a variety of voices, including legislators themselves, in addition to lawyers, community organizers, political historians, and political scientists, Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks delivers a multidimensional picture of how redistricting works in Texas today, and how the process evolved.

In addition to editor Gary Keith’s historical narrative, which emphasizes the aftermath of the Warren Court’s redistricting decisions, longtime ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292745407
SKU
V9780292745407
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Gary A. Keith
Gary A. Keith is Associate Professor of Government and International Affairs at the University of the Incarnate Word. He has worked in the Texas legislature and for a statewide elected official. His previous books are Eckhardt: There Once Was a Congressman from Texas and Texas Politics and Government.

Reviews for Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks
"Blending political reality with analytic rigor, this is an important contribution to redistricting scholarship." - Choice

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