First published in 2000. This edited collection reviews the developments in theoretical understanding of minority political incorporation. The chapters focus on minority groups throughout the US: Three Decades of Changing MinorityGroup Opportunities - Richard A. Keiser * ElectoralArrangements and Minority Political Incorporation - Richard L. Engstrom * Life After Districts - Amy B. Bridges & Katherine Underwood * The Dynamo of Urban Growth: Immigration, Naturalization, and the Restructuring of Urban Politics - Louis DeSipio * Can Cities be Elastic and Democratic too? - Arnold P.Fleischmann * Taken In or Just Taken? Political Incorporation of African-Americans in Cities - RufusBrowning,, Dale Rodgers Marshall, & David Tabb * White Backlash, Black Power and Shades of Gray -Richard A.Keiser * Latino Descriptive and Policy Representation in the Midwest: Do ''Traditional'' Models Apply? - ThomasLongoria, Jr. * On Asian-American political incorporativeprospects - James S. Lai * Gay and Lesbian Incorporation into Four Urban Regimes in Upstate New York - Donald B.Rosenthal * A Long and Uncertain Path: Looking Ahead to the 21st Century - Katherine Underwood