Format:
XIV, 247 S.
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24 cm
ISBN:
0415818494
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9780415818490
Series Statement:
Routledge research in American politics and governance 11
Content:
"This innovative book investigates the process through which ethnic minorities penetrate into higher echelons of political power: specifically, how they succeed in getting elected to the U.S. Congress. Analysts today see ethnic politicians largely in relation to their collectivities, but by actually studying what ethnic minority politicians do and the issues they have faced, Jimâenez's book offers an original perspective of analysis. Jiménez utilizes a ground-breaking comparative dataset of elected members of Congress organized upon the basis of national origin, the first available. Using the cases of Mexican-Americans and Italian-Americans, Jiménez analyzes and compares the different ways that these ethnic politicians have been elected to the national legislature from the beginning of the 20th century until the present. Her study examines Italian and Mexican-American politicians' actions and interactions with local political parties, identifies various layers of political power that have influenced their successes and failures, and uncovers the strategies that they have used." --
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Part I. Politicians, institutions, and changeUphill struggles and inventive politiciansItalians and Mexicans in the United States : a brief historical surveyPart II. When local parties ruledIntroductionBig machines and inventive ItaliansMexican Americans : invisibility and exceptionPart III. National standards--and more partiesIntroductionItalian Americans : new rules, challenges, and changeMexican Americans : new rules and old problemsPart IV. Ethnic ascent from a micro approachConclusion
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AppendixesAppendix 1. Italian Americans in the U.S. Congress, 1880-2012Appendix 2. Mexican Americans in the U.S. Congress, 1880-2012Appendix 3. Notes on data sources and the construction of ethnicity.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0203581210
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780203581216
Language:
English
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