The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity

by Cristina Beltrán

Book Overview

Over the past decade, much attention has been given to examining the growing political influence of Latinos in the United States in order to define the so-called "Latino vote." The existence of a coherent, pan-ethnic Latino political agenda is, as this book shows, not only highly debatable, but democratically unviable.

Situated at the intersection of political theory and Latino studies, The Trouble with Unity is a nuanced critique of civic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195375912
• ISBN13: 9780195375916
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"