Latino politics in America
Subtitle: community, culture, and interests
By: John A. Garcia
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: The spectrum series : race and ethnicity in national and global politics
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publisher
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781442207721; 9781442207738; 9781442207745
Subjects: Politics and government; Ethnic identity; Social conditions; Community life; Hispanic Americans; Political participation
Work titles: Latino politics in America
Description: Latinos constitute the fastest-growing population in the United States today, and Latino political participation is growing rapidly. Still, Latino political power is not commensurate with the numbers, and much potential remains to be tapped. In Latino Politics in America, author John A. García examines the development of this community and points the way toward a future of shared interests and coalitions among the diverse Latino subgroups. This newly revised edition lays out the basic facts of Latino America--who Latinos are, where they come from, where they reside--and then connects these facts to political realities of immigration, citizenship, voting, education, organization, and leadership. García's portrait of contemporary Latino political life, first published in 2003, has been updated throughout to include data from the 2010 census and the 2008 and 2010 elections.--From publisher description.
Notes: Prev. ed. under title: Latino politics in America.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to Latino politics; title: Community building in Latino America; title: Culture and demographics; title: Latino subgroups in the United States; title: The politics of interest and culture; title: Latino political participation; title: Latinos in the electoral arena; title: Latino organizations and leadership; title: Immigration and Latino immigrants; title: Education and voting rights; title: Building political alliances; title: The Latino community: beyond recognition politics.