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Gerrymanders : how redistricting has protected slavery, white supremacy, and partisan minorities in Virginia, Brent Tarter
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- Summary
- Many are aware that gerrymandering exists and suspect it plays a role in our elections, but its history goes far deeper, and its impacts are far greater, than most realize. In his latest book, Brent Tarter focuses on Virginia's long history of gerrymandering to uncover its immense influence on the state's politics and to provide perspective on how the practice impacts politics nationally. Offering the first in-depth historical study of gerrymanders in Virginia, Tarter exposes practices going back to colonial times and explains how they protected land owners' and slave owners' interests. The consequences of redistricting and reapportionment in modern Virginia--in effect giving a partisan minority the upper hand in all public policy decisions--become much clearer in light of this history. Where the discussion of gerrymandering has typically emphasized political parties' control of the U.S. Congress, Tarter focuses on the state legislatures that determine congressional district lines and, in most states, even those of their own districts. On the eve of the 2021 session of the General Assembly, which will redraw district lines for the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, as well as for the U.S. House of Representatives, Tarter's book provides an eye-opening investigation of gerrymandering and its pervasive effect on our local, state, and national politics and government. -- Dust jacket flap
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 130 pages
- Contents
-
- 1. The gerrymander monster.
- 2. The colonial background.
- 3. Representation in revolutionary Virginia.
- 4. A gerrymander in fact though not in name.
- 5. The Great Gerrymander of 1830.
- 6. The Great Gerrymander revised and disguised.
- 7. Disfranchisement replaces the Great Gerrymander.
- 8. Malapportionment in the twentieth century.
- 9. The Representation Revolution of the 1960s.
- 10. The representation Revolution in Virginia.
- 11. Partisan redistricting.
- 12. The political and legal landscapes in Virginia in 2019
- Isbn
- 9780813943206
- Label
- Gerrymanders : how redistricting has protected slavery, white supremacy, and partisan minorities in Virginia
- Title
- Gerrymanders
- Title remainder
- how redistricting has protected slavery, white supremacy, and partisan minorities in Virginia
- Statement of responsibility
- Brent Tarter
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Many are aware that gerrymandering exists and suspect it plays a role in our elections, but its history goes far deeper, and its impacts are far greater, than most realize. In his latest book, Brent Tarter focuses on Virginia's long history of gerrymandering to uncover its immense influence on the state's politics and to provide perspective on how the practice impacts politics nationally. Offering the first in-depth historical study of gerrymanders in Virginia, Tarter exposes practices going back to colonial times and explains how they protected land owners' and slave owners' interests. The consequences of redistricting and reapportionment in modern Virginia--in effect giving a partisan minority the upper hand in all public policy decisions--become much clearer in light of this history. Where the discussion of gerrymandering has typically emphasized political parties' control of the U.S. Congress, Tarter focuses on the state legislatures that determine congressional district lines and, in most states, even those of their own districts. On the eve of the 2021 session of the General Assembly, which will redraw district lines for the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, as well as for the U.S. House of Representatives, Tarter's book provides an eye-opening investigation of gerrymandering and its pervasive effect on our local, state, and national politics and government. -- Dust jacket flap
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tarter, Brent
- Dewey number
- 328.73/0734509755
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JK1343.V3
- LC item number
- T37 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gerrymandering
- Election districts
- Political culture
- Virginia
- Election districts
- Gerrymandering
- Political culture
- Politics and government
- Virginia
- Label
- Gerrymanders : how redistricting has protected slavery, white supremacy, and partisan minorities in Virginia, Brent Tarter
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The gerrymander monster. -- 2. The colonial background. -- 3. Representation in revolutionary Virginia. -- 4. A gerrymander in fact though not in name. -- 5. The Great Gerrymander of 1830. -- 6. The Great Gerrymander revised and disguised. -- 7. Disfranchisement replaces the Great Gerrymander. -- 8. Malapportionment in the twentieth century. -- 9. The Representation Revolution of the 1960s. -- 10. The representation Revolution in Virginia. -- 11. Partisan redistricting. -- 12. The political and legal landscapes in Virginia in 2019
- Control code
- on1088603426
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- vii, 130 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813943206
- Lccn
- 2019006667
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40029464966
- Other physical details
- maps
- Label
- Gerrymanders : how redistricting has protected slavery, white supremacy, and partisan minorities in Virginia, Brent Tarter
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The gerrymander monster. -- 2. The colonial background. -- 3. Representation in revolutionary Virginia. -- 4. A gerrymander in fact though not in name. -- 5. The Great Gerrymander of 1830. -- 6. The Great Gerrymander revised and disguised. -- 7. Disfranchisement replaces the Great Gerrymander. -- 8. Malapportionment in the twentieth century. -- 9. The Representation Revolution of the 1960s. -- 10. The representation Revolution in Virginia. -- 11. Partisan redistricting. -- 12. The political and legal landscapes in Virginia in 2019
- Control code
- on1088603426
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- vii, 130 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813943206
- Lccn
- 2019006667
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40029464966
- Other physical details
- maps
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