Inventive Politicians and Ethnic Ascent in American Politics: The Uphill Elections of Italians and Mexicans to the U.S. Congress

by Miriam Jiménez

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, Jim nez's book offers an original perspective of analysis.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138100447
• ISBN13: 9781138100442
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"