Minority Politics at the Millennium

First published in 2000. This edited collection reviews the developments in theoretical understanding of minority political incorporation. The chapters focus on minority groups throughout the US: Three Decades of Changing MinorityGroup Opportunities - Richard A. Keiser * ElectoralArrangements and Minority Political Incorporation - Richard L. Engstrom * Life After Districts - Amy B. Bridges & Katherine Underwood * The Dynamo of Urban Growth: Immigration, Naturalization, and the Restructuring of Urban Politics - Louis DeSipio * Can Cities be Elastic and Democratic too? - Arnold P.Fleischmann * Taken In or Just Taken? Political Incorporation of African-Americans in Cities - RufusBrowning,, Dale Rodgers Marshall, & David Tabb * White Backlash, Black Power and Shades of Gray -Richard A.Keiser * Latino Descriptive and Policy Representation in the Midwest: Do ''Traditional'' Models Apply? - ThomasLongoria, Jr. * On Asian-American political incorporativeprospects - James S. Lai * Gay and Lesbian Incorporation into Four Urban Regimes in Upstate New York - Donald B.Rosenthal * A Long and Uncertain Path: Looking Ahead to the 21st Century - Katherine Underwood