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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Thomas P., 1969-

Series:

Asian American history and culture.

Asian American history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Politics and government.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Civil rights.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

Racism--Political aspects--United States.

Racism.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-190) and index.

ISBN:

9786611093815

9781281093813

1281093815

9781592135509

1592135501

OCLC:

437182581