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Why Americans Don´t Join the Party: Race, Immigration, and the Failure (of Political Parties) to Engage the Electorate
Zoltan L. Hajnal
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Description for Why Americans Don´t Join the Party: Race, Immigration, and the Failure (of Political Parties) to Engage the Electorate
Paperback. Examining partisan attachments across the four primary racial groups - African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and whites - in the United States, this book offers an account of how race and immigration influence the relationship that Americans have - or fail to have - with the Democratic and Republican parties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Two trends are dramatically altering the American political landscape: growing immigration and the rising prominence of independent and nonpartisan voters. Examining partisan attachments across the four primary racial groups in the United States, this book offers the first sustained and systematic account of how race and immigration today influence the relationship that Americans have--or fail to have--with the Democratic and Republican parties. Zoltan Hajnal and Taeku Lee contend that partisanship is shaped by three factors--identity, ideology, and information--and they show that African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and whites respond to these factors in distinct ways. The book explores why so ... Read more
Two trends are dramatically altering the American political landscape: growing immigration and the rising prominence of independent and nonpartisan voters. Examining partisan attachments across the four primary racial groups in the United States, this book offers the first sustained and systematic account of how race and immigration today influence the relationship that Americans have--or fail to have--with the Democratic and Republican parties. Zoltan Hajnal and Taeku Lee contend that partisanship is shaped by three factors--identity, ideology, and information--and they show that African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and whites respond to these factors in distinct ways. The book explores why so ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691148793
SKU
V9780691148793
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About Zoltan L. Hajnal
Zoltan L. Hajnal is associate professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego. Taeku Lee is professor of political science and law and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Why Americans Don´t Join the Party: Race, Immigration, and the Failure (of Political Parties) to Engage the Electorate
Winner of the 2012 Best Book Award, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association "This is a major advance in the study of opinion and parties. The book is well written and documented, and it contains a useful index and bibliography."
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