First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Through a study of the Latino community in Boston, this book addressees three debates in American politics: how to look at the ways in which women and men envision the meaning of politics and political participation; how to understand culture and the political life of expanding immigrant populations; and how to create a more participatory America.

Intersectionality and Politics is a groundbreaking collection of contemporary research and essays that looks at numerous states and focuses on multiple racial and ethnic groups to apply the concept of intersectionality to descriptive and substantive representation by African-American, Latino/a, and Asian-American elected officials.

Intersectionality and Politics is a groundbreaking collection of contemporary research and essays that looks at numerous states and focuses on multiple racial and ethnic groups to apply the concept of intersectionality to descriptive and substantive representation by African-American, Latino/a, and Asian-American elected officials.

Contested Transformation constitutes the first comprehensive study of racial and ethnic minorities holding elective office in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Building on data from the Gender and Multicultural Leadership (GMCL) National Database and Survey, it provides a baseline portrait of Black, Latino, Asian American, and American Indian elected officials - the women and men holding public office at national, state, and local levels of government. Analysis reveals commonalities and differences across race and gender groups on their backgrounds, paths to...

Contested Transformation constitutes the first comprehensive study of racial and ethnic minorities holding elective office in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Building on data from the Gender and Multicultural Leadership (GMCL) National Database and Survey, it provides a baseline portrait of Black, Latino, Asian American, and American Indian elected officials - the women and men holding public office at national, state, and local levels of government. Analysis reveals commonalities and differences across race and gender groups on their backgrounds, paths to...