Latino politics : identity, mobilization, and representation / edited by Rodolfo Espino, David L. Leal, and Kenneth J. Meier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Espino, Rodolfo.

Leal, David L.

Meier, Kenneth J., 1950-

Series:

Race, ethnicity, and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Ethnic relations.

United States.

Representative government and representation--United States.

Representative government and representation.

United States--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

xiv, 338 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.

Contents:

Latino identity politics research : problems and opportunities / Benjamin Márquez

Latino public opinion : does it exist? / David L. Leal

Fuzzy distinctions and blurred boundaries : transnational, ethnic, and immigrant politics / Michael Jones-Correa

The role of Latino candidates in mobilizing Latino voters : revisiting Latino vote choice / Matt A. Barreto

Residential mobility and the political mobilization of Latinos in Houston / Ricardo Ramírez

Puerto Rican exceptionalism? : a comparative analysis of Puerto Rican, Mexican, Salvadoran, and Dominican transnational civic and political ties / Louis DeSipio and Adrian D. Pantoja

Bonding and bridging : Latinos and social capital / Sylvia Manzano

A place at the lunch counter : Latinos, African Americans, and the dynamics of American race politics / Helena Alves Rodrigues and Gary M. Segura

Cooperation and conflict in multiracial school districts / René R. Rocha

Latinas in Latino politics / Luis Ricardo Fraga and Sharon A. Navarro

Is there a Latino dimension to voting in Congress? / Rodolfo Espino

Latino representation in Congress : to what extent are Latinos substantively represented? / Jason P. Casellas

Delegation or political mobilization? : Latino access to the bureaucracy / Eric Gonzalez Juenke

¡Muéstreme el dinero! : assessing the linkage between Latino school superintendents and English-language learner program resources / Nick A. Theobald

We've come a long way, but not far enough : assessing the status of Latinos and Latino politics in political science / Valerie Martinez-Ebers and Manuel Avalos

What don't we know and why don't we know it : one research agenda in Latino politics / Kenneth J. Meier.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-321) and index.

ISBN:

9780813926513

0813926513

OCLC:

83609502