Locked out: felon disenfranchisement and American democracy

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Exposes felon disenfranchisement as one of the most important, yet little known, threats to the health of American democracy. This book reveals the centrality of racial factors in the origins of these laws, and their impact on politics, election outcomes, and public policy

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manza, Jeff (Author)
Contributors: Uggen, Christopher J. (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
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Keywords:
Punishment > United States
Ex-convicts > Suffrage > United States
Political rights, Loss of > United States
Ex-convicts ; Suffrage ; United States
Political rights, Loss of ; United States
Punishment ; United States
Electronic books
USA > Staatspräsident > Legitimität
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Exposes felon disenfranchisement as one of the most important, yet little known, threats to the health of American democracy. This book reveals the centrality of racial factors in the origins of these laws, and their impact on politics, election outcomes, and public policy
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-351) and index
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (xiv, 359 p), ill., maps, 25 cm
ISBN:9780195149326
0195149327