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The politics of being Afro-Latino/Latina : ethnicity, colorism, and political representation in Washington, D.C. / Isreal G. Mallard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mallard, Isreal G., 1980- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minorities--Political activity--Washington (D.C.).
- Minorities.
- Black people--Latin America--Social conditions.
- Black people.
- Colorism--Political aspects--Washington (D.C.).
- Colorism.
- Ethnicity--Political aspects--Washington (D.C.).
- Ethnicity.
- Black people--Social conditions.
- Ethnicity--Political aspects.
- Minorities--Political activity.
- Politics and government.
- Race relations--Psychological aspects.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations--Psychological aspects.
- Latin America.
- Washington (D.C.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (125 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
- Summary:
- The author examines the presumed social/racial factors that influence the electability of Afro-Latinos/as into political offices in Washington, DC. He argues that ethnicity and pigmentocracy as well as other social/racial factors influence the pathway to political office for self-identified Afro-Latinos/as in Washington, DC.
- Contents:
- Background
- Competing perspectives
- Afro-Latino/a identity and electability
- Pathways to political office
- Summary, conclusions, and policy recommendations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-3486-7
- 1-66690-818-5
- OCLC:
- 1337154749
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