{"product_id":"politics-in-our-veins-the-rise-of-dominican-american-political-power-in-the-united-states-paperback-softback-9781479843541","title":"Politics in Our Veins; The Rise of Dominican American Political Power in the United States (Paperback \/ softback) 9781479843541","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitics in Our Veins\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rise of Dominican American Political Power in the United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYalidy Matos (Author), Domingo Morel (Author), Michelle Bueno Vásquez (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479843541\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 34 b\/w images, 18 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.486 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Politics has long been a central arena through which immigrant groups make claims of belonging in American society. Drawing on an in-depth study of Dominican elected officials, this book traces how Dominicans have carved out a place within U.S. political life. Of particular significance is its analysis of how organizations structure, sustain, and mediate this process. This book is essential reading for scholars of immigrant political participation.\" – José Itzigsohn, co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of W. E. B. Du Bois: Racialized Modernity and the Global Color Line\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Using original data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of U.S. Dominican politics to date, Matos, Morel, and Vásquez lay out a theory of Dominican political incorporation that centers the role of community-based organizations, identity politics, specifically the intersection of race and gender among Dominicans, transnational dynamics, and local political context. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in how history, racial dynamics, and gender affect the political incorporation of different Latino national-origin groups in the United States.\" – Lisa García Bedolla, co-author of \u003ci\u003eLatino Politics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this timely study, Matos, Morel, and Bueno Vásquez narrate the emergence of Dominican-Americans as a formidable electoral constituency in the Eastern United States and beyond. They offer a much-needed analysis of Dominican political incorporation over decades and in multiple locations. The result is an expert guide to understanding people of Dominican ancestry as political participants and equally, or even more impressively, as leaders\" – Ramona Hernández, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Strategic Partnerships for Development: Dominican Republic New York State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptures the complex journey of how Dominican Americans mobilized to become key progressive players in American politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDominican Americans are one of the largest and fastest-growing Latinx groups in the United States, with a population that has quadrupled from 517,000 to a little over 2.3 million as of 2023. While New York City is home to the largest Dominican community in the country – and is where most Dominican American elected officials (DEOs) are from – Dominican Americans continue to increase their representation nationwide. In \u003ci\u003ePolitics in Our Vein\u003c\/i\u003es, Yalidy Matos, Domingo Morel, and Michelle Bueno Vásquez chart the rise of Dominican American political power across the United States, exploring the myriad factors that have contributed to their political success as thoughtful citizens, activists, and elected officials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on original surveys, in-depth interviews with elected officials, and archival data, Matos, Morel, and Vásquez trace the past, present, and future of Dominican American political power, demonstrating how one group fought from the margins for a seat at the table. They explore how community, civic, and cultural organizations have played an important role in helping newly immigrated Dominican Americans gain political power through influential national coalitions like \"Dominicans on the Hill\" and the Dominican National Roundtable. They also examine how identity politics, in particular race and gender, influence the political attitudes and behavior of DEOs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics in Our Veins\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on how Dominicans have created avenues for political engagement, identifying where barriers to participation have been dismantled, where they remain, and where new obstacles are emerging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591114748184,"sku":"9781479843541","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/politics-in-our-veins-the-rise-of-dominican-american-political-power-in-the-united-states-paperback-softback-9781479843541","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}