Historic Firsts in U.S. Elections

Trailblazing Candidates in Gubernatorial, Congressional, and Mayoral Campaigns
Herausgeber: Simien, Evelyn M

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This bookexamines barrier-breaking figures across various types of elective offices and constituent groups. For students of politics across the curriculum, this book expands the theoretical capacity of intersectionality research and links it to voter mobilization and electoral success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 367g
• ISBN-13: 9781032101569
• ISBN-10: 1032101563
• Artikelnr.: 62915528

Autorenporträt

Evelyn M. Simien is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Indigeneity, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (IREP) master's degree iprogram at the University of Connecticut. She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University and specializes in intersectionality research, African-American politics, public opinion, and political behavior.

Inhaltsangabe

1. 1. Historic Firsts in U.S. Elections: An Introduction
Evelyn M Simien
2. Andrew Gillum's Quest to Become Florida's First Black Governor
Sharon Wright Austin
3. Ilhan Omar: Breaking Barriers for Muslim, Somali American, and Immigrant
Women
Stefanie Chambers and Laurel Elder
4. Ayanna Pressley: Change Can't Wait
Lauren E. Jones and Evelyn M. Simien
5. Rashida Tlaib: A Symbol and Champion for Detroit
Michael Minta
6. Mayor London Breed and the Limits of Governing while Black and Female in
San Francisco
Chelsea Jones, Crystal Robertson, and Lorrie Frasure
7. Historic Firsts in U.S. Elections: A Conclusion
Evelyn M Simien