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:	9780367007744
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Louis DeSipio is assistant professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Counting on the Latino Vote: Latinos as a New Electorate as well as the author and editor of a five-volume series on Latino political values, attitudes, and behaviors published by WestviewPress. Rodolfo O. de la Garza is Mike Hogg Professor of Community Affairs and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as vice president and director of research at the Tom225s Rivera Policy Institute. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including most recently Ethnic Ironies: Latino Politics in the 1992 Elections (WestviewPress 1996) and Bridging the Border: Transforming Mexico-U.S. Relations.Louis DeSipio is assistant professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Counting on the Latino Vote: Latinos as a New Electorate as well as the author and editor of a five-volume series on Latino political values, attitudes, and behaviors published by WestviewPress. Rodolfo O. de la Garza is Mike Hogg Professor of Community Affairs and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as vice president and director of research at the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including most recently Ethnic Ironies: Latino Politics in the 1992 Elections (WestviewPress 1996) and Bridging the Border: Transforming Mexico-U.S. Relations.

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