Cultures of Voting: The Hidden History of the Secret BallotDrawing on examples from Mexico, Africa, France, the USA, India and Iran, this book presents an analysis of the cultural history of the West's democratic norms and practices and their imposition on other societies. |
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Contents
The Contributors page | 1 |
The Secret Ballot in NineteenthCentury Britain | 16 |
Uses and Abuses of the Secret Ballot in the American | 43 |
Copyright | |
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The Hidden History of the Secret Ballot Romain Bertrand,Jean-Louis Briquet,Peter Pels Snippet view - 2006 |
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The Hidden History of the Secret Ballot Romain Bertrand,Jean-Louis Briquet,Peter Pels No preview available - 2006 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Cultures of Voting: The Hidden History of the Secret Ballot CERI series in comparative politics and international studies |
| Authors | Romain Bertrand, Jean-Louis Briquet, Peter Pels |
| Editors | Romain Bertrand, Jean-Louis Briquet, Peter Pels |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Hurst, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 1850658676, 9781850658672 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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