The tyranny of the majority
Subtitle: fundamental fairness in representative democracy
By: Lani Guinier
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780029131725; 9780029131695
Subjects: Nationale Minderheit; Proportional representation; Minorías; Repräsentative Demokratie; Kiesrecht; Minorities; Wahlrecht; Voting; Representatie (politicologie); Sufragio; Representative government and representation; African Americans; Voto; Evenredige vertegenwoordiging; Afro americanos; Negers; Gobierno representativo; Suffrage
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Stephen L. Carter; title: 1. The Tyranny of the Majority; title: 2. Keeping the Faith: Black Voters in the Post-Reagan Era; title: 3. The Triumph of Tokenism: The Voting Rights Act and the Theory of Black Electoral Success; title: 4. No Two Seats: The Elusive Quest for Political Equality; title: 5. Groups, Representation, and Race Conscious Districting: Case of the Emperor's Clothes; title: 6. Lines in the Sand: A Review of Charles Fried's Order and Law; title: 7. Epilogue: Lessons.