Today we act, tomorrow we vote: Latino religions, politics, and activism in contemporary U.S. civil society

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 612, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 152-171

  Espinosa, Gastón ^a  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino religions; Political activism; Presidential election; Religion and immigration

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250785682     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716207301099     Document Type: Article

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