LEADER 03923nam 22009013u 450 001 9910784266803321 005 20230207225427.0 010 $a1-281-09381-5 010 $a9786611093815 010 $a1-59213-550-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000339837 035 $a(EBL)298894 035 $a(OCoLC)437182581 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000232048 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11194977 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232048 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10210242 035 $a(PQKB)11291540 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC298894 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000339837 100 $a20131216d2008|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Racial Logic of Politics$b[electronic resource] $eAsian Americans and Party Competition 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 225 1 $aAsian American History & Culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-548-X 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aAs he systemically studies the barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes, Thomas Kim shows how racism is embedded in America's two-party political system.Here Kim examines the institutional barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes. Utilizing approaches from ethnic studies and political science, including rational choice theory, he demonstrates how the political logic of two-party competition actually works against Asian American political interests. According to Kim, political party leaders recognize that Asian Ameri 410 0$aAsian American History & Culture 606 $aAsian Americans - Civil rights 606 $aAsian Americans - Politics and government 606 $aAsian Americans 606 $aPolitical participation - United States 606 $aPolitical parties - United States 606 $aRace relations 606 $aRacism - Political aspects - United States 606 $aUnited States - Race relations - Political aspects 606 $aAsian Americans$xPolitics and government$zUnited States 606 $aAsian Americans$xCivil rights$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical participation$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical parties 606 $aRacism 606 $aEthnic & Race Studies$2HILCC 606 $aGender & Ethnic Studies$2HILCC 606 $aSocial Sciences$2HILCC 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xPolitical aspects 615 4$aAsian Americans - Civil rights. 615 4$aAsian Americans - Politics and government. 615 4$aAsian Americans. 615 4$aPolitical participation - United States. 615 4$aPolitical parties - United States. 615 4$aRace relations. 615 4$aRacism - Political aspects - United States. 615 4$aUnited States - Race relations - Political aspects. 615 0$aAsian Americans$xPolitics and government 615 0$aAsian Americans$xCivil rights 615 0$aPolitical participation$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPolitical parties 615 0$aRacism 615 7$aEthnic & Race Studies 615 7$aGender & Ethnic Studies 615 7$aSocial Sciences 676 $a324.089/95073 676 $a324.08914073 700 $aKim$b Thomas P$0103924 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784266803321 996 $aThe Racial Logic of Politics$93721398 997 $aUNINA