A Reading List for Understanding Democracy and US Elections
For this election season, we have compiled a reading list on American politics, democracy, and elections. All books are available at WashU Libraries, with a few being e-books in our collections.
100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting by E.J. Dionne
Stealing Elections, American Style by David F. Walbert
Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States by Edward B. Foley
The Independent Voter by Thom Reilly, Jacqueline Salit, Omar Ali
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? by Alexander Keyssar
Illegitimate Authority: Facing the Challenges of Our Time by Noam Chomsky
Primary Solution: Rescuing Our Democracy From the Fringes by Nick Troiano
Did it Happen Here? Perspectives on Fascism and America, edited by Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein
