Book Cover Image of Tyranny of the Majority: Funamental Fairness in Representative Democracy by Lani Guinier

Tyranny of the Majority: Funamental Fairness in Representative Democracy
by Lani Guinier

    Publication Date: Feb 01, 1995
    List Price: $19.95
    Format: Paperback, 352 pages
    Classification: Nonfiction
    ISBN13: 9780029131695
    Imprint: Free Press
    Publisher: Free Press
    Parent Company: Free Press

    Paperback Description:

    "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"