1st Edition
Latinos and Local Representation Changing Realities, Emerging Theories
By Florence Adams
Copyright 2000
288 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Minority Voting and Voting Rights: Congress and the Courts; Chapter 2: Minority Voting and Voting Rights: Practice and Problems; Chapter 3: The Beginning of the Push From At-Large to Single-Member Districts: Watsonville and Pomona; Chapter 4: Dinuba and Its Aftermath; Chapter 5: The Justice Department as a Player: Hanford, California; Chapter 6: A Majority Minority City: Corcoran, California; Chapter 7: The Arizona Cases: Phoenix; Chapter 8: The Arizona Cases: Glendale; Chapter 9: The Arizona Cases: Peoria; Chapter 10: An Anglo-Driven Move to Districts: Colton, California; Chapter 11: Conclusions
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Florence Adams
