{"product_id":"distorting-democracy-paperback","title":"Distorting Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Renée DuPont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Clements\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistorting Democracy will awaken Americans to the perils of our system by unveiling the Electoral College's origins, history, and present operations. This book demonstrates that the system has no principled foundation, that it has changed dramatically over its 230-year history, and that it threatens the legitimacy of our political system in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyn Renée Dupont is professor of American history at Eastern Kentucky University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMississippi Praying: Southern White Evangelicals and the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1975 \u003c\/i\u003e(NYU 2013), which won the Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize from the American Society of Church Historians. She holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Kentucky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDupont lives in Jessamine County, Kentucky. She co-leads a group of local citizens from diverse political perspectives who come together to dialogue, find common ground, and work toward mutual understanding.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275901558835,"sku":"9781493085989","price":59.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/1iZ4vKLCc89781493085989.webp?v=1793821866","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/distorting-democracy-paperback","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}