Congress in Black and White : Race and Representation in Washington and at Home.

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Provides the first systematic examination of the effect of a legislator's race above and beyond the effect of constituency racial characteristics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grose, Christian R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
United States. > Congress > Membership.
United States. > Congress
African American legislators.
Gerrymandering > United States.
African Americans > Government policy.
Civil rights > Government policy > United States.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Parlementaires noirs américains.
Circonscriptions électorales > Remaniement arbitraire > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Politique gouvernementale.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
African American legislators
African Americans > Government policy
Civil rights > Government policy
Gerrymandering
Membership requirements
Representative government and representation
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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