Minorities and Representation in American Politics

by Rebekah L Herrick and Rebekah Herrick

Minorities and Representation in American Politics is the first book of its kind to examine underrepresented minorities with a framework based on four types of representation--descriptive, formalistic, symbolic, and substantive. Through this lens, author Rebekah Herrick looks at race, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities not in isolation but synthesized within every chapter. This enables readers to better recognize both the similarities and differences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148338683X
• ISBN13: 9781483386836
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.1"