An analysis of American politics from the vantage point of the Latino political condition.
Authored by leading scholar, F. Chris Garcia and Gabriel Sanchez, Hispanics and the U.S. Political System : Moving into the Mainstream focuses on the historical, contemporary and future role of Hispanics in the United States.
This encyclopedia comprehensively surveys the evolution of Latina/o engagement in US politics as voters, candidates, lawmakers, and public officials.
While Latinos in the US are becoming a large, significant and growing political constituency, the US has has become increasingly and rapidly Latinized in many cultural aspects. This work takes...
Provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Latinas/os and their involvement and impact on U.S. politics, from increased visibility as governors and other lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels to their growing ...
Lisa García Bedolla ... Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Irving Flores, and Andrés Figueroa Cordero, unfurled a Puerto Rican flag from the balcony of one of the visitors' galleries and opened fire in the House of Representatives chamber.
The essays provide thorough accounts of the relevant people, places, and events and provide a broad overview of Latino/a political participation in the United States.
The third edition of this popular text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Latino political engagement in US politics.
Focusing on five Latino groups – Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Salvadorans, and Guatemalans – this book provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Latino participation in US politics.
Taken together, the essays in The Politics of Democratic Inclusion evaluate and advance our understanding of the ways in which the structure, processes, rules, and context of the American political order encourage, mediate, and hamper the ...
The distinctive thesis of Faces of Inequality is that a state's racial and ethnic composition, as much as any other factor, shapes its political processes and policies.