Congress in Black and White : Race and Representation in Washington and at Home
Christian R. Grose
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York, NY : Cambridge University Press , c2011
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (258 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 African-American Legislators, African-American Districts, or Democrats?; 2 A Unified Theory of African-American Representation in Congress; 3 The "Hollow Hope" of Civil Rights Change in the U.S. House; 4 Location, Location, Location: Delivering Constituency Service to African Americans; 5 Constituency Service in the District: Connecting Black Legislators, Black Staff, and Black Voters; 6 Bringing Home the Bacon: Delivering Federal "Pork" to African Americans. - 7 The Future of Racial Redistricting: Black-Decisive DistrictsAppendix 1 (for Chapter 3): Methods Used to Measure the Civil Rights Issue Space; Appendix 2 (for Chapters 4 and 5): Methods for Qualitative Research; Appendix 3 (for Chapter 6): Data, Methods, and Models for Project Allocations to African Americans; References; Index. - Provides the first systematic examination of the effect of a legislator's race above and beyond the effect of constituency racial characteristics.
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| Emner | United States. . Congress - Membership.
Forente stater . Congress : (NO-TrBIB)90852472 African American legislators African Americans - Government policy Vis mer... |
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| ISBN | 9780521177016. - 9781107003514
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