The politics of minority coalitions : race, ethnicity, and shared uncertainties / edited by Wilbur C. Rich.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. An Anatomy of the Black Political Class -- 2. Blacks and Coalition Politics: A Theoretical Reconceptualization -- 3. Coalition and Competition: Patterns of Black-Latino Relations in Urbans Politics -- 4. Korean-Black Conflicts and Street Level Politics -- 5. Beyond Redress: The Future of Japanese American Politics on the Mainland -- 6. Bridges Across Continents: South Asians in the United States -- 7. Exclusion and Fragmentation in Ethnic Politics: Chinese Americans in Urban Politics -- 8. Cuban Americans in Miami Politics: Understanding the Cuban Model -- 9. The Effects of Primordial Claims, Immigration, and the Voting Rights Act on Mexican American Sociopolitical Incorporation -- 10. More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Building Blocks of a Pan-Ethnic Latino Identity -- 11. American Jews and Their Liberal Political Behavior -- 12. The Impact of Demographic and Social Change on the Jewish Political Agenda in the 1990s -- 13. Coalitions and Alliances: The Case of Indigenous Resistance to the Columbian Quincentenary -- 14. Politics in the Mainstream: Native Americans as the Invisible Minority -- 15. Arabs and Muslims in American Society -- 16. The Arab Lobby: Political Identity and Participation -- Index -- About the Contributors.

This important new volume analyzes relations among America's minority groups, specifically the prospects of political coalitions among those usually unrelated groups: African Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, Jews, Arab-Americans, and Native Americans. At the end of the 20th century, the United States is faced with a situation where minority groups are no longer assimilating but rather are moving toward separate mini-societies, complete with separate languages, cultures, and economies. Even if society accepts the notion that cultural pluralism is consistent with democratic principles, the possibility of political "hyperpluralism" (endless and nonproductive conflicts among groups) is disturbing. This volume, therefore, attempts to address these concerns, examining the background of minority organizations, voting behavior issues, and coalitional possibilities. This volume will be of interest to scholars and students alike in American government and ethnic and minority politics.

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