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Pursuing Power Latinos and the Political System

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ISBN-10: 0268013136

ISBN-13: 9780268013134

Edition: 1996

Authors: F. Chris Garcia

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication date: 1/28/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
The Setting: Sociodemographic and Attitudinal
E Pluribus Hispanic?
Input to the Political System: Participation
Political Participation: Resources and Involvement among Latinos in the American Political System
Save the Baby, Change the Bathwater, and Scrub the Tub: Latino Electoral Participation after Twenty Years of Voting Rights Act Coverage
The Industrial Areas Foundation and the Mexican-American Community in Texas: The Politics of Issue Mobilization
Mexican American Women Grassroots Community Activists: "Mothers of East Los Angeles"
The Political Incorporation of L.A.'s Communities of Color: A Critical Assessment
Latina Women and Politics in Boston: Somos La Vida, La Fuerza, La Mujer
The Cuban Model: Political Empowerment in Miami
The Conversion Process: Representation and Decision Making
Hispanics in the 103rd Congress: The 1990 Census, Reapportionment, Redistricting, and the 1992 Elections
Latinos and Substantive Representation in the U.S. House of Representatives: Direct, Indirect, or Nonexistent?
Outputs from the Political System: Issues and Policies
Hispanic Americans and Educational Policy: Limits to Equal Access
The Engine of Latino Growth: Latin American Immigration and Settlement in the United States
Latinos and Language Policy: The Politics of Culture
Latinos and the Affirmative Action Debate: Wedge or Coalition Issue?
Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban Foreign Policy Perspectives: A Test of Competing Explanations
Feedback: Outcomes, Prospects, and Conclusions
Symposium I: Latino Politics in the 1990s
Introduction
Self-Determination, Cultural Pluralism, and Politics
Latino Politics: A Futuristic View
Latino Politics in the 1990s: A View from California
Will Cuba Be Next? What about Miami?
Questions and Approaches in Understanding Latino Politics: The Need for Clarification and Bridging
Blacks and Latinos in the American City in the 1990s: Toward Political Alliances or Social Conflict?