The future is ours

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bowler Shaun, 1958-
Group Author: Segura Gary M., 1963-
Published: CQ Press/SAGE,
Publisher Address: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Publication Dates: c2012.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xix, 285, [42] p.: ill., maps ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781604267273 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1604267275 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: D771
CLC: D771.262
Call Number: D771.262/B787
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Demography is destiny! or ... you just never know -- Demography, identity, and a changing America : a not-so-simple examination of rapid change -- Electoral competition and the democratic reliance on minority vote -- Party identification and two-party vote among minority citizens -- The political distinctiveness of American minorities -- Taking part in politics : the essence of democracy -- Participation beyond voting and minority politics -- Representation : representatives, elections, and electoral reform -- Core orientations to the political system -- Values and beliefs : is there a "culture war" across racial and ethnic groups? -- Immigration and its discontents -- Intergroup conflict and cooperation -- "We have seen the future, and the future is ours."