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Figures of the Future: Latino Civil Rights and the Politics of Demographic Change
By (Author) Michael Rodrguez-Muiz
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
11th September 2024
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Population and demography
Sociology
Human rights, civil rights
305.868073
Paperback
312
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
An in-depth look at how U.S. Latino advocacy groups are using ethnoracial demographic projections to bring about political change in the present For years, newspaper headlines, partisan speeches, academic research, and even comedy routines have communicated that the United States is undergoing a profound demographic transformation-one that will
"Winner of the Mary Douglas Prize, Culture Section of the American Sociological Association"
"Winner of the Best Book Award, Latino/a Section of the American Sociological Association"
"Honorable Mention for the Charles Tilly Distinguished Book Award, Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association"
Michael Rodrguez-Muiz is assistant professor of sociology and Latina/Latino studies at Northwestern University.