Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (981 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1576072568 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 339 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A groundbreaking volume surveying the contributions that gay and lesbian Americans have made to the democratic process.• A collection of relevant documents includes crucial court decisions, executive orders, declarations of principles, and the coming out statement of U.S. Representative Jim Kolbe• A resource list provides contact information for 80 national, state, and local organizations, and an annotated bibliography evaluates sources for further information
Smith is adjunct assistant professor at Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY.Donald P. Raymond A. Haider-Markel is assistant professor of political science and director of the Survey Research Center of the Policy Reserarch Institute at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
It fits either circulating or reference collections of medium-sized or large academic libraries and is appropriate for large public libraries with LGBT communities." - Choice"The book is well written and provides a great deal of useful information for those interested in the political aspects of gaining rights for LGBT individuals and groups. It is recommended for high school, college, and public libraries." - American Reference Books Annual. "This work, ambitious in scope, fulfills the promise of its title Extensive references for each chapter, an annotated bibliography, a dictionary of ke
a cute little resource Jeffery Mingo This book is part of a series of all kinds of minorities and their political participation. This is the second great book on gay voter behavior that I've found from Haider-Markel. This book discusses the history of American gay rights, gay voting traits, and gay/lesbian officials in office. Though I found this book in a university library, I think the book would be quite accessible to non-academic readers. You can tell the editors did much numbers-crunching and studies-summarizing. There are no photos or charts here, which is a shame. This is a survey book and those knowledgeable about gay rights or gay studies