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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Latino Americans and political participation. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004 (OCoLC)607621220 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sharon Ann Navarro; Armando Xavier Mejia |
| ISBN: | 1851095233 9781851095230 1851095284 9781851095285 |
| OCLC Number: | 56517724 |
| Description: | xxiv, 321 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Overview / Maria Luisa Chávez -- Labels, definitions, similarities, and differences -- Demographic profile of U.S. Latinos : population size and composition -- Education -- Economic and labor force characteristics -- Latinas and economic and labor force characteristics -- The historical context of three Latino groups in the United States -- Other smaller Latino groups -- Models of Latino political participation -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Protest politics / Lisa Magana, Armando Xavier Mejia -- Latino protest politics : critical questions and periodization -- Waves of Latino protest politics -- The Puerto Rican struggle for civil rights in the 1960s and beyond -- The Chicano movement for civil rights of the 1960s and 1970s -- Cesar Chavez and the struggle of the United Farm Workers -- Contemporary protest politics -- Future considerations for protest politics -- References -- 3. Interest groups and social movements / Sharon Ann Navarro -- Communities of interest -- Linking politics to movements -- Mexican Americans : the movement toward inclusiveness -- Cuban Americans : national politics -- Puerto Ricans : core groups -- Other Latino groups -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Electoral politics / John A. Garcia, Gabriel Sanchez -- The components of this chapter -- Political participation in the United States -- Latinos and political participation -- Key determinants of Latino political participation -- The electoral arena and Latinos -- Salient policy issues and Latinos -- Latino political participation and associated factors -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Latinos in office / José E. Cruz -- Latino office-holding -- The context for Latino office-holding -- National office-holding -- State office-holding -- Local office-holding -- Increased access to office since 1965 -- The content of representation -- Latina office-holders -- The path to political office -- References -- Documents -- Key people, laws, and terms -- Resources -- Chronology -- Appendix. |
| Series Title: | Political participation in America. |
| Responsibility: | Sharon Ann Navarro, Armando Xavier Mejia, Editors. |
Abstract:
An overview of the role Latino Americans have played in the political processes of the United States that includes information on Latin-American politicians, policies that affect the group, key organizations, major events, and more.
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