Barrio Ballots: Latino Politics in the 1990 Elections

by Rodolfo O. de la Garza

Overview

This book examines political activities in the key Latino barrio of five of the nation's principal cities during the 1990 elections: El Barrio of New York; Magnolia of Houston; Chicago's Pilsen; Boyle Heights in Los Angeles; and Calle Ocho in Miami.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429715600
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/08/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	222
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

de la Garza, Rodolfo O.

Table of Contents

Foreword -- Overview: The Link Between Individuals and Electoral Institutions in Five Latino Neighborhoods -- Latino Political Attitudes and Behaviors in Five Neighborhoods -- Puerto Rican Politics in East Harlem's "El Barrio" -- Political Mobilization in Houston's Magnolia -- Latino Politics in Chicago: Pilsen in the 1990 General Election -- Grass-Roots Politics in an East Los Angeles Barrio: A Political Ethnography of the 1990 General Election -- Los Bravos de la Política: Politics and Cubans in Miami