David A. Bateman is Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell University, New York. He is co-author of Southern Nation: Congress and White Supremacy after Reconstruction (forthcoming).

• 1. The puzzle of democratic disenfranchisement; Part I. The United States: 2. Revolutionary democracy; 3. The 'monstrous spectacle' of Jeffersonian democracy; 4 The white man's republic; Part II. The United Kingdom and France: 5. The fall of the Protestant constitution; 6. The republic through the side door; Conclusion.

'This exceptionally smart, thoughtful, theoretically and empirically rigorous book breaks new ground on the politics of voting rights and disenfranchisement. Disenfranchising Democracy is critically important to understanding the politics of voting rights and civil rights, both historically and for today.' Paul Frymer, Princeton University, New Jersey

David A. Bateman is Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell University, New York. He is co-author of Southern Nation: Congress and White Supremacy after Reconstruction (forthcoming).

• 1. The puzzle of democratic disenfranchisement; Part I. The United States: 2. Revolutionary democracy; 3. The 'monstrous spectacle' of Jeffersonian democracy; 4 The white man's republic; Part II. The United Kingdom and France: 5. The fall of the Protestant constitution; 6. The republic through the side door; Conclusion.

'This exceptionally smart, thoughtful, theoretically and empirically rigorous book breaks new ground on the politics of voting rights and disenfranchisement. Disenfranchising Democracy is critically important to understanding the politics of voting rights and civil rights, both historically and for today.' Paul Frymer, Princeton University, New Jersey

David A. Bateman is Assistant Professor of Government at Cornell University, New York. He is co-author of Southern Nation: Congress and White Supremacy after Reconstruction (forthcoming).

• 1. The puzzle of democratic disenfranchisement; Part I. The United States: 2. Revolutionary democracy; 3. The 'monstrous spectacle' of Jeffersonian democracy; 4 The white man's republic; Part II. The United Kingdom and France: 5. The fall of the Protestant constitution; 6. The republic through the side door; Conclusion.

'This exceptionally smart, thoughtful, theoretically and empirically rigorous book breaks new ground on the politics of voting rights and disenfranchisement. Disenfranchising Democracy is critically important to understanding the politics of voting rights and civil rights, both historically and for today.' Paul Frymer, Princeton University, New Jersey