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Review This anthology is the only comprehensive coverage of Latino politics currently available: Garcia and other experts examine the cultural and political 'browning of America' in a title which examines Latino history, interactions in this country, influences on the American political system, and changing public policies affecting Hispanics. A fine guide to how Latinos are influencing the nation. Midwest Book Review Product Description As the Latino voice in U.S. politics has become louder and more clearly defined, the United States has become increasingly an rapidly Latinized both culturally and politically in the areas of government and politics, public affairs, and policymaking processes. This transformation provides the focus for Pursuing Power the only comprehensive anthology on Latino politics currently available. With an important emphasis on public policies affecting Hispanics and a catalog of articles on education, immigration, language policy, affirmative action, and foreign policy, Pursuing Power provides an indepth look at the cultural and political browning of America, as well as a compelling overview of the political potential inherent in what is quickly becoming the largest ethnic group in the United States. The themes of recognition and potential are the common threads running through this diverse collection. It addresses specific questions such as, What do Latinos want and need? How are they involving themselves in the political and policymaking process? What are the actual and likely results of their involvements? After an introductory discussion of the general situation of Latinos in the U.S., the essays examine the ways in which Latinos are presenting their near to policymakers, i.e., through voting. electoral participation, and organization The decisionmaking process that turned Latino preferences into policy, and the results of this process, are then explore Finally, contributors present several wideranging perspectives that presage the future politics and potential of Latinos in the United States of the twentyfirst century.
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