Latino Politics

3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-5095-3774-7
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 600 g

The third edition of this popular text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Latino political engagement in US politics. Focusing on six Latino groups – Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Guatemalans – the book explores the migration history of each and examines their political status on arrival in the United States, including their civil rights, employment opportunities, and political incorporation. Finally, the analysis follows each group’s history of collective mobilization and political activity, drawing out the varied ways they have engaged in the US political system.

Fully revised and updated, the new edition explores the state of Latino politics under both the Obama and Trump Administrations, discussing issues such as migrant detention at the US–Mexico border, the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and the thawing of relations between the United States and Cuba. It encourages students to think critically about what it means to be a racialized minority group within a majoritarian US political system, and how that position structures Latinos’ ability to achieve their social, economic, and political goals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garc¿a Bedolla, Lisa

Hosam, Christian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Migrations- & Minderheitenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Plates, Figures, and Tables
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Latinos and US Politics
2. Mexican Americans: Conquest, Migration, and Adaptation
3. Puerto Ricans: From Colonized People to Political Activists
4. Cuban Americans: Occupation, Revolution, and Exile Politics
5. Dominicans: Political Upheaval, Imperialism, and Transnational Activism
6. Central Americans: Inequality, War, and Solidarity
7. Latina/o Participation: Individual Activity and Institutional Context
8. Conclusion: Latino Migration and Mobilization in Context Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lisa García Bedolla is Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division, and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Christian Hosam is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.