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Contents

ONE Gerrymandering and the Evolution of American Politics

PART I: THE EARLY REPUBLIC, 1789–1840

TWO Districting and the Construction of Early American Democracy

THREE The Origins of Single-Member Districts

PART II: THE PARTISAN ERA, 1840–1900

FOUR The Strategic Timing of Congressional Redistricting

FIVE Stacking the States, Stacking the House: The Partisan Consequences of Congressional Redistricting

SIX Electoral Competition and Critical Elections

SEVEN A Congress of Strangers: Gerrymandering and Legislative Turnover

EIGHT The Partisan Impact of Malapportionment

PART III: REDISTRICTING IN THE CANDIDATE-CENTERED ERA, 1900–PRESENT

NINE From Turbulence to Stasis, 1900–1964

TEN Gerrymandering and the Future of American Politics

Notes

References

Index

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