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First published in 2000. This edited collection reviews the developments in theoretical understanding of minority political incorporation. The chapters focus on minority groups throughout the US: Three Decades of Changing Minority Group Opportunities - Richard A. Keiser * Electoral Arrangements and Minority Political Incorporation - Richard L. Engstrom * Life After Districts - Amy B. Bridges & Katherine Underwood * The Dynamo of Urban Growth: Immigration, Naturalization, and the Restructuring of Urban Politics - Louis DeSipio * Can Cities be Elastic and Democratic too? - Arnold P. Fleischmann * Taken In or Just Taken? Political Incorporation of African-Americans in Cities - Rufus Browning,, Dale Rodgers Marshall, & David Tabb * White Backlash, Black Power and Shades of Gray -Richard A. Keiser * Latino Descriptive and Policy Representation in the Midwest: Do 'Traditional' Models Apply? - Thomas Longoria, Jr. * On Asian-American political incorporative prospects - James S. Lai * Gay and Lesbian Incorporation into Four Urban Regimes in Upstate New York - Donald B. Rosenthal * A Long and Uncertain Path: Looking Ahead to the 21st Century - Katherine Underwood

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Author:   Richard A. Keiser ,  Katherine Underwood
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9781138995901

ISBN 10:   1138995908
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   18 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Three Decades of Changing Minority Group Opportunities: Richard A. Keiser Electoral Arrangements and Minority Political Incorporation: Richard L. Engstrom Life After Districts: Amy B. Bridges and Katherine Underwood The Dynamo of Urban Growth: Immigration, Naturalization, and the Restructuring of Urban Politics: Louis DeSipio Can Cities be Elastic and Democratic too? Arnold P. Fleischmann Taken In or Just Taken? Political Incoporation of African-Americans in Cities: Rufus Browning, Dale Rodgers Marshall and David Tabb White Backlash, Black Power and Shades of Gray: Richard A. Keiser Latino Descriptive and Policy Representation in the Midwest: Do 'Traditional' Models Apply? Thomas Longoria, Jr. On Asian-American Political Incorporative Prospects: James S. Lai Gay and Lesbian Incorporation into Four Urban Regimes in Upstate New York: Donald B. Rosenthal A Long and Uncertain Path: Looking Ahead to the 21st Century: Katherine Underwood

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