Mexican Americans and the Politics of Diversity : ¡Querer es poder! /

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"This book examines the various ways politics plays out in the Mexican-origin community, from grassroots action and voter turnout to elected representation, public policy creation, and the influence of lobbying organizations. Lisa Magana illustrates the essential roles that Mexican Americans pl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Magaña, Lisa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Americains d'origine mexicaine > Politique et gouvernement.
Politische Beteiligung
Political participation.
Mexican Americans > Politics and government.
Political participation > United States.
Hispanos.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book examines the various ways politics plays out in the Mexican-origin community, from grassroots action and voter turnout to elected representation, public policy creation, and the influence of lobbying organizations. Lisa Magana illustrates the essential roles that Mexican Americans play in the political process and describes significant political mobilization in recent years around such issues as environmental racism, immigration, and affirmative action." "Mexican Americans and the Politics of Diversity depicts an important political force that will continue to grow in the coming decades. This book clearly shows students the uniqueness of the community's political participation and public policy needs in a changing America."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations ;
ISBN:9780816549795

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