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The Challenge of Congressional Representation

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$53.50 • £42.95 • €48.00

ISBN 9780674072695

Publication Date: 04/01/2013

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272 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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  • Introduction
  • 1. Constituencies, Connections, and Representation: A Research Focus
  • 2. Barber Conable: Local Boy
  • 3. Glenn Poshard: Textbook Representative
  • 4. Karen Thurman: Promising Legislator
  • Addendum I: Two Representatives, Two Connection Patterns
  • 5. Jim Greenwood: Moderate Republican
  • 6. Zoe Lofgren: Liberal Democrat
  • Addendum II: Two Partisans, Two Playing Fields
  • 7. Constituency-Centered Scholarship
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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