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Latino Politics en Ciencia Política: The Search for Latino Identity and Racial Consciousness

Latino Politics en Ciencia Política: The Search for Latino Identity and Racial Consciousness

by Marion Orr (Author), Marion Orr (Author), Tony Affigne (Author), Evelyn Hu-Dehart (Author)

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Synopsis

More than 53 million Latinosnow constitute the largest, fastest-growing, and most diverse minority group inthe United States, and the nation's political future may well be shaped byLatinos' continuing political incorporation. In the 2012 election, Latinosproved to be a critical voting bloc in both Presidential and Congressionalraces; this demographic will only become more important in future Americanelections. Using new evidence from the largest-ever scientific survey addressedexclusively to Latino/Hispanic respondents, LatinoPolitics en Ciencia Politica explores political diversity within the Latinocommunity, considering how intra-community differences influence politicalbehavior and policy preferences.

The editors and contributors, all noted scholars of raceand politics, examine key issues of Latino politics in the contemporary UnitedStates: Latino/a identities (latinidad),transnationalism, acculturation, political community, and racial consciousness.The book contextualizes today's research within the history of Latino politicalstudies, from the field's beginnings to the present, explaining how systematicanalysis of Latino political behavior has over time become integral to thestudy of political science. LatinoPolitics en Ciencia Politica is thus an ideal text for learning both thestate of the field today, and key dimensions of Latino political attitudes.


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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 25 Jun 2014
ISBN 10: 0814768989
ISBN 13: 9780814768983

Media Reviews
This volume brings together a number of excellent articleson central questions in Latino politics written by an impressive andaccomplished group of scholars. The sections and various chapters thereinengage and inform several themes that, while clearly important, have generallybeen under-studied and/or under-appreciated. As such, the volume nicelycontributes to and substantially advances the (growing) body of Latino politicsresearch. -Rodney Hero,President Elect, American Political Science Association and author of Black-Latino Relations
Thiscollection of essays is as timely as it is important. With Latinos on the cuspof greatly enhancedpower, this book illustrates the many nuances to Latino politics incontemporary America. -Gary M. Segura,co-author of Latino Lives in America
This outstanding collection of research articles by some of the brightest minds in political science should be read by everyone interested in the politics of race and ethnicity in the United States and especially by those who want to know considerably more about Latinos, the most fascinating and complicated identity group in America today. The range of topics covered in the book is very impressive as well. -Valerie Martinez-Ebers,editor of American Political Science Review and author of Latinos in the New Millenniu
Amust-read for scholars interested in understanding the political behavior ofthis growing and important sector of the U.S. polity, this volume situates thestudy of Latino politics within its historical context and provides readerswith a wealth of tools for designing studies focused on this population. -Lisa Garcia Bedolla,author of Latino Politics
It is a collection of cutting edge research, and a must-read for students and researchers alike. -American Politics
Author Bio
Tony Affigne is Professor of Political Science at Providence College and Visiting Professor of American Studies at Brown University. He is founder and past president of the Sector Latino de Ciencia Politica (Latino Caucus in Political Science), and co-founded the American Political Science Association's research section on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. In 1982 he was Rhode Island's first-ever Latino candidate for elected office. At Brown University and previously at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Evelyn Hu-DeHart has been most prominently associated with the development of the academic field of Ethnic Studies, of which Latino Studies is an important component. Trained as a historian of Latin America and the Caribbean, her own research focuses on Asians in the Americans, including the construction of Asian-Latinos. Marion Orr is the Frederick Lippitt Professor of Public Policy, Political Science and Urban Studies and Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions at Brown University. He is the author and editor of five books, including Black Social Capital: The Politics of School Reform in Baltimore, which won the Policy Studies Organization's Aaron Wildavsky Award for the best book published in 1999, and The Color of School Reform: Race, Politics and the Challenge of Urban Education, which was named the best book in 1999 by the American Political Science Association's (APSA) Urban Politics Section.