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Dissenting Electorate : Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition by Wendy McElroy (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-10078640874X

ISBN-139780786408740

eBay Product ID (ePID)21038695580

Product Key Features

Number of Pages143 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDissenting Electorate : Those Who Refuse to Vote and the Legitimacy of Their Opposition

SubjectPolitical Process / Campaigns & Elections, American Government / General

Publication Year2001

TypeTextbook

AuthorWendy Mcelroy

Subject AreaPolitical Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight7.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-68721

Reviews"a resource to counter the attention given to the importance of voting. People interested in the voting process, U.S. history, and the democratic process will enjoy"- Public Library Quarterly ; "thought-provoking...recommended"- Counterpoise., "a resource to counter the attention given to the importance of voting. People interested in the voting process, U.S. history, and the democratic process will enjoy"-- Public Library Quarterly ; "thought-provoking...recommended"-- Counterpoise.

Dewey Edition21

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal324.973

SynopsisIt's the same message every election year: "Get out and vote--It's your civic duty." Those who audit the sound bites of the candidates, read headlines about the debates and finally pull the lever at their local precinct are touted as moral, upstanding citizens; those who find among the candidates no agreeable representative, no platform worthy of espousal, and who then refuse to turn out on election day, on the other hand, are labeled apathetic and the legitimacy of their opposition is denied. This book is an anthology of articles and excerpts from a variety of sources that deal with the topic of nonvoting. In presenting the minority view that important moral and political reasons abound for not voting, the book unfolds four general arguments: voting is implicitly a coercive act because it lends support to a compulsory state; voting reinforces the legitimacy of the state; and existing nonpolitical, voluntarist alternatives better serve society. Many people do not agree with the concept of nonvoting--but the serious and well thought through underpinnings of such a belief are of crucial importance to an understanding of modern American politics., An anthology of articles and excerpts from a variety of sources that deal with the topic of non-voting. The book unfolds three general arguments: voting is implicitly a coercive act because it lends support to a compulsory state; voting reinforces the legitimacy of the state; and existing nonpolitical, voluntarist alternatives better serve society.

LC Classification NumberJK1987.D57 2001