The rise of the Latino vote : a history / Benjamin Francis-Fallon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francis-Fallon, Benjamin, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Political activity.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity.

Hispanic Americans--Suffrage.

Hispanic Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Francis-Fallon returns to the origins of the U.S. "Spanish-speaking vote" to understand the history and potential of this political bloc. He finds that individual voters affiliate more with their particular ethnic communities than with the pan-ethnic Latino identity created for them, complicating the notion of a broader Latino constituency.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. The Many Political Communities of Latino America

2. Viva Kennedy and the Nationalization of "Latin American" Politics

3. Civil Rights and the Recognition of a "National Minority"

4. Becoming Spanish-Speaking, Becoming Spanish Origin

5. Mastering the "Spanish-Speaking Concept"

6. Liberal Democrats and the Meanings of "Unidos"

7. The "Brown Mafia" and Middle-Class Spanish-Speaking Politics in 1972

8. The "Impossible Dream" of the Hispanic Republican Movement

9. Securing Representation in a Multicultural Democracy

10. Latino Liberalism in an Era of Limits

11. The "New Hispanic Conservatives"

Epilogue

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Okt 2019)

ISBN:

9780674241879

0674241878

9780674241862

067424186X

OCLC:

1125191908