Politics In The Lifeboat
Immigrants And The American Democratic Order
1st Edition
Published on 31. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
245 pages
978-0-367-29915-6 (ISBN)
Description
As an ethnically heterogeneous but stable democracy, the United States is a puzzle for students of politics. Typically, the literature of democratic theory regards ethnic diversity as disruptive of a democratic polity. However, the United States has so far avoided the system-threatening consequences of heterogeneity experienced by other democratic
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-29915-6 (9780367299156)
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Person
John C. Harles is associate professor of political science at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.
Content
Preface -- Introduction -- Ethnic Heterogeneity and Stable Democracy -- Immigrants, Consensus, and America -- The Counterthesis: Immigrants Enhance the Political Stability of the United States -- The Politics of Laotian Immigrants -- Conclusion -- Biographical Schedule -- Construction of the Research Project