Why Americans Don't Join the Party: Race, Immigration, and the Failure (of Political Parties) Torace, Immigration, and the Failure (of Political Parti

by Zoltan L. Hajnal and Taeku Lee

Book Overview

Two trends are dramatically altering the American political landscape: growing immigration and the rising prominence of independent and nonpartisan voters. Examining partisan attachments across the four primary racial groups in the United States, this book offers the first sustained and systematic account of how race and immigration today influence the relationship that Americans have--or fail to have--with the Democratic and Republican parties...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691148791
• ISBN13: 9780691148793
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"