Twists of fate : multiracial coalitions and minority representation in the US House of Representatives / Vanessa C. Tyson.

Members of Congress from racial minority groups often find themselves in a unique predicament: they represent constituencies that are more economically disadvantaged than those of their white colleagues and they themselves experience marginalization during the process of policy formulation on Capito...

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Main Author: Tyson, Vanessa C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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Summary:Members of Congress from racial minority groups often find themselves in a unique predicament: they represent constituencies that are more economically disadvantaged than those of their white colleagues and they themselves experience marginalization during the process of policy formulation on Capitol Hill. In Twists of Fate, Vanessa C. Tyson illuminates the ways in which House representatives from racial minority groups have worked together, through an understanding of their linked political fates, to advocate successfully for equality and social justice.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190250935
0190250933
9780190250942
0190250941
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 17, 2016).