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1 online resource (xvii, 189 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Latinos in American society ; Latino political incorporation ; The concept of representation ; Brief discussion of subsequent chapters -- Latinos in legislatures : historical and theoretical setting. Literature on Latinos in legislatures ; Other minorities in legislatures and redistricting ; Research questions ; Types of data ; Choices of legislatures -- The effects of population, turnover, and term limits on Latino representation. Turnover, professionalism, and term limits ; Methods ; Institutional and demographic determinants of Latino representation ; Conclusion -- District composition and the election of Latino candidates. Redistricting after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ; Methods ; United States House ; Overall findings ; New Mexico ; California ; Texas ; Arizona ; Florida ; New York ; New Jersey ; Conclusion -- Electing Latinos in non-Latino majority districts. Methodology ; The elite-driven process ; Features of the Electoral System ; Latino Republicans ; Conclusion -- Voices from within : how Latino legislators see themselves. Methodology ; Background, political past, and election to current position ; Legislators' perceptions of competitiveness ; How they view their districts ; Issue priorities of Latino legislators ; Does partisanship trump ethnicity? ; Conclusion -- Roll call voting behavior of Latino legislators. Background of Latinos in Colorado, New Jersey, and Texas ; What we know about Latino roll call voting behavior ; Data and methods ; Findings ; Conclusion -- Conclusion. Legislatures and legislators matter ; Not all states are equal : institutions and demographics matter ; The mainstreaming of Latinos in U.S. legislatures ; African Americans and Latinos ; Party outreach extends beyond presidential races ; Latino pan-ethnic identity despite district differences ; Variations in Latino legislators' voting records. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Congress.
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United States. Congress. |
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USA. Congress. |
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Legislative bodies -- United States.
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Legislative bodies. |
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United States. |
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Legislative bodies -- United States -- States.
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Hispanic American legislators.
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Hispanic American legislators. |
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Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government.
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Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Casellas, Jason Paul, 1977- Latino representation in state houses and Congress. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521198974 (DLC) 2010031213 (OCoLC)650020042 |
| ISBN |
9780511933608 (electronic book) |
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0511933606 (electronic book) |
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9780521198974 |
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0521198976 |
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