Latinos and Local Representation: Changing Realities, Emerging Theories

by Florence Adams and David Rodríguez

Book Overview

This study examines trends in Voting Rights Act enforcement and the results for Latino representation. The focus is on local governments of the West and Southwest: some of the communities examined, Latino population is increasing rapidly, often to majority status; and in others, white suburban development is outnumbering, sometimes displacing Latinos. In both situations, district lines can decide the future political power of Latinos and non-Latinos...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138979449
• ISBN13: 9781138979444
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"