{"product_id":"redistricting-9781442203549","title":"Redistricting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a saying that 'History teaches us many lessons.' Dr. Bullock's book does a masterful job of tracking the history of redistricting in this country. It should be required reading for all those involved in the upcoming 2010-2012 round of redistricting. -- Kimball Brace, Election Data Services, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eCharles Bullock brings substantial insight into the complicated and varied redistricting process. Redistricting has been called the most partisan part of partisan politics, and Bullock elucidates why by laying out the importance of redistricting. -- Janet Box-Steffensmeier, The Ohio State University\u003cbr\u003eOn the eve of the upcoming round of redistricting, Charles Bullock III, one of the nation's foremost experts on redistricting, has provided us with a comprehensive review of the political and legal issues involved in the districting process. -- Thomas L. Brunell, University of Texas at Dallas\u003cbr\u003eBullock (Univ. of Georgia) provides a comprehensive description and analysis of redistricting and the factors that influence the 'most political activity in America.'....[B]oth scholars and laypeople would be well advised to use this work as the starting point for understanding the heated controversy of redistricting. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to serving as an excellent redistricting primer, where Bullock's book really shines is in its tracking of the ever-developing set of legal rules that govern the redistricting process and his Georgia case study. * Political Science Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction: Why Redistricting is Important 2 Population Equality: How Equal Must Districts Be? 3 Minorities and Redistricting 4 The Populations are Equal and Minorities Have Not Been Discriminated Against: Now What? 5 Partisan Gerrymandering: All's Fair in Love, War and Redistricting 6 Gerrymandering Georgia: A Case Study 7 Conclusion: Looking to the Future","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039852036439,"sku":"9781442203549","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442203549.jpg?v=1750945053","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/redistricting-9781442203549","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}