Books by Richard Alba
“The most important misapprehension about American politics is the idea of an inevitably rising demographic majority for the Democratic Party. That idea says that nonwhite voters and young people are more likely to vote for Democrats than Republicans. And so as portions of those populations grow, Democrats will gain and retain a natural political majority. The significant movement toward the Republican Party and Donald Trump in the 2020 election shows us that idea is really wrong. Richard Alba, who is one of the leading sociologists of demography and ethnic identity in the world, argues that even the idea of a rising nonwhite majority is a mistake. Most likely, a large share of Latinos will start to consider themselves to be white in a larger sense. Alba says there is going to be a new American mainstream, which is much more inclusive than today, and that this will radically change how we think about ethnicity and race relations in the country.” Read more...
The Best Politics Books of 2020
Yascha Mounk, Political Scientist
Interviews where books by Richard Alba were recommended
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Twilight of Democracy
by Anne Applebaum -
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The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
by Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson -
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The Great Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, and the Expanding American Mainstream
by Richard Alba -
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Self-Portrait in Black and White: Family, Fatherhood and Rethinking Race
by Thomas Chatterton Williams -
5
A Promised Land
by Barack Obama
The Best Politics Books of 2020, recommended by Yascha Mounk
The Best Politics Books of 2020, recommended by Yascha Mounk
Despite the challenge of authoritarian populism and a new divisiveness in political debate in many countries around the world there are reasons for optimism, argues political scientist Yascha Mounk, author of The People vs. Democracy. He talks us through his selection of the best politics books of 2020.
