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Author:   Gary A. Keith
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292745407

ISBN 10:   0292745400
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 July 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Acronyms Prologue: Scope and Methods Introduction. The Prequel: Unequal Representation (Gary A. Keith) Chapter 1. Entering the Thicket: 1965 (Gary A. Keith) Chapter 2. Legislating in the Thicket (Craig A. Washington) Chapter 3. Litigating Texas Redistricting: A Democratic Lawyer's Experience (David R. Richards) Chapter 4. Texas Redistricting: A Republican Lawyer's Perspective (J. D. Pauerstein) Chapter 5. The Voting Rights Organizers (Jose Garza) Chapter 6. Analyzing Redistricting Outcomes (Seth C. McKee and Mark J. McKenzie) Conclusion. Redistricting Redux: 2011 and Beyond (Gary A. Keith) Epilogue: Navigating the Brambles of the Political Thicket (Gary A. Keith) Notes Bibliography About the Contributors Index

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"""Blending political reality with analytic rigor, this is an important contribution to redistricting scholarship."" - Choice"

""Blending political reality with analytic rigor, this is an important contribution to redistricting scholarship."" - Choice

Blending political reality with analytic rigor, this is an important contribution to redistricting scholarship. - Choice

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Gary A. Keith is Associate Professor of Government and International Affairs at the University of the Incarnate Word. He has worked in the Texas legislature and for a statewide elected official. His previous books are Eckhardt: There Once Was a Congressman from Texas and Texas Politics and Government.

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