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UNINA9910159022003321 |
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Autore |
García Bedolla Lisa <1969-> |
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Titolo |
Latino politics / / Lisa Garcia Bedolla |
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Cambridge, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (629 p.) |
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Collana |
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UMP - US Minority Politics Series |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political participation - United States |
Immigrants - United States |
Hispanic Americans - Social conditions |
Hispanic Americans - Economic conditions |
Hispanic Americans - Politics and government |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies |
Electronic books. |
United States Race relations Political aspects |
United States Ethnic relations Political aspects |
United States Politics and government |
United States Foreign relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Latinos and US Politics; Latinos, Immigration, and Politics; Defining Latino: What's in a Name?; Latinos' "Ethnicity" and "Race"; Gender: Seeing Latino Politics Intersectionally; US Foreign and Economic Policy and Latino Politics; Conclusion; Questions for Discussion; Notes; 2 Latina/o Participation: Individual Activity and Institutional Context; Latino Political Engagement; Institutional Context; Conclusion; Questions for Discussion; Notes |
3 Mexican Americans: Conquest, Migration, and AdaptationIntroduction; Mexican Citizenship Status after Annexation; The Porfiriato and the Beginning of Mass Mexican Migration to the United States; Mexican Settlement in the United States during the Twentieth Century; Mexican American Political Organizing; Mexican |
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Americans and Electoral Politics; The Chicano Movement; Mexican American Politics Today; Conclusion; Questions for Discussion; Guide to Further Readings; Notes; 4 Puerto Ricans: From Colonized People to Political Activists; Introduction |
The Puerto Rican Economy: Operation Bootstrap and the Great MigrationPuerto Rican Political Life in the United States; The Puerto Rican Movement; Puerto Rican Politics Today; Conclusion; Questions for Discussion; Guide to Further Readings; Notes; 5 Cuban Americans: Occupation, Revolution, and Exile Politics; Introduction; Cuban Exile Politics; Political Changes in Cuba and US-Cuba Policy; Conclusion: Is there a Cuban "Model?"; Questions for Discussion; Guide to Further Readings; Notes; 6 Dominicans: Political Upheaval, Imperialism, and Transnational Activism; Introduction; Independence |
Dominican Migration to the United StatesDominican Political Engagement in the United States; Conclusion; Questions for Discussion; Guide to Further Readings; Notes; 7 Central Americans: Inequality, War, and Solidarity; Introduction; Salvadorans and Guatemalans; Salvadoran and Guatemalan Migration; The Central American Peace and Solidarity Movement; Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and US Immigration Policy; Traditional Political Engagement; Conclusion; Questions for Discussion; Guide to Further Readings; Notes; 8 Conclusion: Context and Latino Migration and Mobilization; Introduction |
Latino Political Engagement in ContextNotes; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; End User License Agreement |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 migration history of each group and shows how that experience has been affected by US foreign policy and economic interests in each country of origin. The political status of Latinos on arrival in the United States, including their civil rights, employment opportunities, and political incorporation, is then ex |
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