The right to vote : the contested history of democracy in the United States /
Keyssar, Alexander
The right to vote : the contested history of democracy in the United States / Contested history of democracy in the United States Alexander Keyssar. - Rev. ed. - New York : Basic Books, 2009. - xxvi, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-450) and index.
Part I: The road to partial democracy. In the beginning -- Democracy ascendant -- Backsliding and sideslipping -- Part II: Narrowing the portals. Know-nothings, radicals, and redeemers -- The redemption of the north -- Women's suffrage -- Part III: Toward universal suffrage--and beyond. The quiet years -- Breaking barriers -- Conclusion: the project of democracy.
9780465005024 (pbk.) 0465005020 (pbk.)
GBA987809 bnb
015334467 Uk
Suffrage--History.--United States
Voting--History.--United States
JK 1846 / K44r 2009
342.7302
The right to vote : the contested history of democracy in the United States / Contested history of democracy in the United States Alexander Keyssar. - Rev. ed. - New York : Basic Books, 2009. - xxvi, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-450) and index.
Part I: The road to partial democracy. In the beginning -- Democracy ascendant -- Backsliding and sideslipping -- Part II: Narrowing the portals. Know-nothings, radicals, and redeemers -- The redemption of the north -- Women's suffrage -- Part III: Toward universal suffrage--and beyond. The quiet years -- Breaking barriers -- Conclusion: the project of democracy.
9780465005024 (pbk.) 0465005020 (pbk.)
GBA987809 bnb
015334467 Uk
Suffrage--History.--United States
Voting--History.--United States
JK 1846 / K44r 2009
342.7302