The Racial Logic of Politics - Asian Americans And Party Competition

Klappentext Why the two-party political system works against Asian Americans Zusammenfassung As he systemically studies the barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes, the author shows how racism is embedded in America's two-party political system. He demonstrates how the political logic of two-party competition actually works against Asian American political interests. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Ideological Consensus and the American Two-Party System 3: The National Parties! Asian Americans and the Campaign Finance Controversy 4: Asian American Congressional Representation 5: Silence! Mobilization! and the Future of Asian American Politics

Product details

• Authors: Thomas P Kim, Thomas P. Kim
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.12.2006
• EAN: 9781592135486
• ISBN: 978-1-59213-548-6
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Asian American History & Cultu; Asian American History & Cultu
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen