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The Vote tells the dramatic story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

Elections A to Z provides readers with the information they need to understand how campaigns and elections are conducted in the United States and how voters, candidates, political parties and others participate in the electoral process. This thoroughly revised and updated 3rd edition features a new user friendly design that engages readers with Closer Look sidebars and extensive cross-references. Important new topics covered in this encyclopedic volume...

"The 2010 Midterm Elections were momentous in the history of U.S. campaigns. Readers of this book will follow the path of seven House and six Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are both narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from throughout the country. Each entry was written by one or more experts living in the state or region of the race. The authors provide succinct and highly...

"What is the connection between voters' decisions in the polling booth and the policy decisions of office holders? The contributors to the fully revised third edition of Do elections matter? reconsider the significance of elections in light of the political events of 1992-95"--Back cover.

Michael Nelson and a team of political scientists explore the historic 2000 election, offering analysis of the presidential contest, the House and Senate races and initiative campaigns in the states.