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The right to vote : the contested history of democracy in the United States / Alexander Keyssar.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, 2009.Edition: Rev. edDescription: xxvi, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780465005024 (pbk.)
  • 0465005020 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Contested history of democracy in the United States
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.7302
LOC classification:
  • JK 1846 K44r 2009
Contents:
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.
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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.

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