Latino politics /

"Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this popular text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Latino participation in US politics. Focusing on six Latino groups--Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Guatemalans--the book explores the migrati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	García Bedolla, Lisa, 1969- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2014.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Hispanic Americans > Politics and government. Hispanic Americans > Economic conditions. Hispanic Americans > Social conditions. Immigrants > United States. Political participation > United States. United States > Race relations > Political aspects. United States > Ethnic relations > Political aspects. United States > Politics and government. United States > Foreign relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies. Diplomatic relations. Ethnic relations > Political aspects. Immigrants. Political participation. Political science. Race relations > Political aspects. United States. Integration. Politische Beteiligung. Politische Mobilisierung. Minderheitenpolitik. Hispanos. USA. Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Politique et gouvernement. Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Conditions économiques. Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Conditions sociales.
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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction: Latinos and U.S. Politics
Chapter 2. Latina/o Participation : Individual Activity and Institutional Context
Chapter 3. Mexican Americans : Conquest, Migration, and Adaptation
Chapter 4. Puerto Ricans : from Colonized People to Political Activists
Chapter 5. Cuban Americans : Occupation, Revolution, and Exile Politics
Chapter 6. Dominicans : Political Upheaval, Imperalism, and Transnational Activism
Chapter 7. Central Americans : Inequality, War, and Solidarity
Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Context of Latino Migration and Mobilization.