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Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty
Vintage
November 2003
On Sale: November 9, 2003
288 pages
ISBN: 0375713794
EAN: 9780375713798
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Non-Fiction Political
From the award-winning author of Out of Orderβnamed the best political science book of the last decade by the American Political Science Associationβcomes this landmark book about why Americans donβt vote. Based on more than 80,000 interviews, The Vanishing Voter investigates whyβdespite a better educated citizenry, the end of racial barriers to voting, and simplified voter registration proceduresβthe percentage of voters has steadily decreased to the point that the United States now has nearly the lowest voting rate in the world. Patterson cites the blurring of differences between the political parties, the news mediaβs negative bias, and flaws in the election system to explain this disturbing trend while suggesting specific reforms intended to bring Americans back to the polls. Astute, far-reaching, and impeccably researched, The Vanishing Voter engages the very meaning of our relationship to our government.
 Media BuzzAll Things Considered - November 6, 2006
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