Give Us the Ballot Contributor(s): Berman, Ari (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374158274 ISBN-13: 9780374158279 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 324.620 |
LCCN: 2015004989 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" L (1.60 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product |
Awards: ALA Notable Books, Winner, Nonfiction, 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award, Finalist, Nonfiction, 2015 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2015 Publishers Weekly 05/04/2015 Booklist 06/01/2015 pg. 9 Library Journal 07/01/2015 pg. 97 New York Times Book Review 08/30/2015 pg. 14 New York Times Book Review 09/06/2015 pg. 22 New Yorker (The) 11/02/2015 pg. 92 NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/06/2015 pg. 28 Kirkus Best Nonfiction 12/01/2015 pg. 7 Library Journal 04/01/2016 pg. 50 Choice 05/01/2016 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, Nonfiction In this groundbreaking narrative history, Ari Berman charts both the transformation of American democracy under the VRA and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit voting rights, from 1965 to the present day. The act enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet, fifty years later, we are still fighting heated battles over race, representation, and political power, with lawmakers devising new strategies to keep minorities out of the voting booth and with the Supreme Court declaring a key part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. Berman brings the struggle over voting rights to life through meticulous archival research, in-depth interviews with major figures in the debate, and incisive on-the-ground reporting. In vivid prose, he takes the reader from the demonstrations of the civil rights era to the halls of Congress to the chambers of the Supreme Court. At this important moment in history, Give Us the Ballot provides new insight into one of the most vital political and civil rights issues of our time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berman, Ari: - Ari Berman is a political correspondent for The Nation and an investigative journalism Fellow at the Nation Institute. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times and Rolling Stone, and he is a frequent commentator on MSNBC and NPR. His first book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, was published in 2010. He lives in New York City. |
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