{"product_id":"asian-american-politics-ump-us-minority-politics-series-1-9780745634463","title":"Asian American Politics UMP  US Minority Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a comprehensive introduction to the study of Asian American participation in US politics. This book covers historical and cultural context, political behavior and attitudes, interest groups and parties, elected officials, and public policies that have an important impact on Asian Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent comprehensive text outlining the state of Asian-American politics in the twenty-first century.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Asian American Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Andrew L Aoki and Okiyoshi Takeda have written the first undergraduate textbook on Asian American politics. It is an important book for Politics and Asian American Studies students, although its clear yet lively style makes it accessible to students taking courses in race and ethnicity outside these fields.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Studies Today Online\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Aoki and Takeda deserve a big round of applause for writing the first book on Asian American politics specifically for undergraduate teaching and learning. Comprehensively researched and highly accessible, the book not only is well-positioned for classroom adoption but its framing the search for identity within the political science literature helps opens the political science discipline to broader acceptance of scholarship on Asian Americans.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePei-te Lien, University of California\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Aoki and Takeda have masterfully written a superb textbook that captures and analyzes the dynamic impact of the 15 million Asian Americans on United States politics and race relations. The voting patterns, social movements, elected officials, inter-racial coalitions and conflicts, and other major political activities of the rapidly growing and diverse Asian American population are presented in a lively, engaging, and highly readable manner. This is a cornerstone book for classes in American politics, race and ethnic studies, Asian American Studies, and public policy.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDon Nakanishi, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Now, at last, we have a book that directly addresses the politics of, by, and for Asian Americans. It is long past due, and extremely welcome. Students, researchers, and activists alike are indebted to Aoki and Takeda.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJennifer Hochschild, Harvard University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: Asian American Politics - Racialization and its Consequences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Why Study Asian American Politics? Racialization and its consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Asian Americans Today\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Political Participation and Public Opinion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Interest Groups and Social Movements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Elected Officials and Representation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Conflict and Cooperation with Other Minority Groups\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Images of Asian Americans and their Political Consequences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Asian Americans, Public Policy, and Intersectionality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Politics of Identity and the Future of American Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Defining and Counting Asian Americans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404370354519,"sku":"9780745634463","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/asian-american-politics-ump-us-minority-politics-series-1-9780745634463","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}