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Governance By Decree: The Impact Of The Voting Rights Act In Dallas

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Book Title: Governance by Decree : the Impact of the Voting Rights Act in Dallas

Item Length: 9 in

Item Width: 6 in

Author: Ruth P. Morgan

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Election Law, American Government / Local, Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Civil Rights, Sociology / Urban

Publisher: University Press of Kansas

Publication Year: 2004

Genre: Law, Social Science, Political Science

Item Weight: 12.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 342 Pages

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