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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784266803321

Autore

Kim Thomas P

Titolo

The Racial Logic of Politics [[electronic resource] ] : Asian Americans and Party Competition

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-09381-5

9786611093815

1-59213-550-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Asian American History & Culture

Disciplina

324.089/95073

324.08914073

Soggetti

Asian Americans - Civil rights

Asian Americans - Politics and government

Asian Americans

Political participation - United States

Political parties - United States

Race relations

Racism - Political aspects - United States

United States - Race relations - Political aspects

Asian Americans - Politics and government - United States

Asian Americans - Civil rights - United States

Political participation - Political aspects - United States

Political parties

Racism

Ethnic & Race Studies

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

United States Race relations Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Ideological Consensus and the Two-Party System; 3 The National Parties, Asian Americans and the Campaign



Finance Controversy; 4 Asian American Congressional Representation; 5 Silence, Mobilization, and Asian American Politics; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As he systemically studies the barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes, Thomas Kim shows how racism is embedded in America's two-party political system.Here Kim examines the institutional barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes. Utilizing approaches from ethnic studies and political science, including rational choice theory, he demonstrates how the political logic of two-party competition actually works against Asian American political interests. According to Kim, political party leaders recognize that Asian Ameri