Tyranny of the Majority: Funamental Fairness in Representative Democracy - Softcover

Guinier, Lani

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0029131693 ISBN 13: 9780029131695

Publisher: Free Press, 1995

Synopsis

At last. . .the public hearing she was denied. . .These essays reveal keen powers of analysis applied to some of the most obdurate problems that bedevil electoral politics. Anyone who cares about the mechanisms of democracy should be engaged by her tough-minded explorations. It doesn't matter where you think you stand: it's all here, to argue or agree with.
-- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Lani Guinier's fascinating book is a prophetic intervention into a public conversation we desperately need to rejuvenate. There is no doubt that her powerful voice will produce good consequences for our nation and world.
-- Cornel West, Author of Race Matters

Intriguing and desperately needed. . .
-- The San Francisco Chronicle

About this title

Synopsis:

When she first collected and made widely available her writings on voting rights, Lani Guinier opened an important national debate. Her book revealed a committed scholar, challenging the civil rights movement to progress beyond the tactics of its past 25 years. Here, Guinier explores the democratic dilemma of majority rule when it unfairly infringes on minority rights - for example - when majorities are fixed and persistent - which is precisely what can occur when voters are racially motivated. She also offers concrete proposals to transform our system of representation so that it can have legitimacy for all citizens.

About this edition

• Publisher: Free Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0029131693
• ISBN 13: 9780029131695
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352