The Rise of the Latino Vote : : A History / / Benjamin Francis-Fallon.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Francis-Fallon, Benjamin,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 p.)

Francis-Fallon returns to the origins of the U.S. “Spanish-speaking vote” to understand the history and potential of this political bloc. He finds that individual voters affiliate more with their particular ethnic communities than with the pan-ethnic Latino identity created for them, complicating the notion of a broader Latino constituency.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Many Political Communities of Latino America -- 2. Viva Kennedy and the Nationalization of “Latin American” Politics -- 3. Civil Rights and the Recognition of a “National Minority” -- 4. Becoming Spanish-Speaking, Becoming Spanish Origin -- 5. Mastering the “Spanish-Speaking Concept” -- 6. Liberal Democrats and the Meanings of “Unidos” -- 7. The “Brown Mafia” and Middle-Class Spanish-Speaking Politics in 1972 -- 8. The “Impossible Dream” of the Hispanic Republican Movement -- 9. Securing Representation in a Multicultural Democracy -- 10. Latino Liberalism in an Era of Limits -- 11. The “New Hispanic Conservatives” -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index