The racial logic of politics : Asian Americans and party competition / / Thomas P. Kim

• Autore: Kim Thomas P. <1969->
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.089/95073
• Soggetto topico: Asian Americans - Politics and government; Asian Americans - Civil rights; Political participation - United States; Political parties - United States; Racism - Political aspects - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations Political aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-190) and index.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The racial logic of politics
• ISBN: 1-281-09381-5; 9786611093815; 1-59213-550-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809621003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Asian American history and culture.