| Description |
x, 501 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
I. The setting: History and demography. -- 1. The Hispanic community: a growing force to be reckoned with / Neal R. Pierce and Jerry Hagstrom. -- 2. Chicanos in the United States: a history of exploitation and resistance / Leobardo F. Estrada, F. Chris Garcia, Reynaldo Flores Macias, and Lionel Maldonado. -- 3. The Puerto Rican community: its political background / James Jennings. -- 4. From exiles to minorities: the politics of Cuban-Americans / Maria de los Angeles Torres. -- 5. Latino politics in the Midwestern United States: 1915-1986 / Richard Santillan. -- Input to the political system: participation. -- 6. Political orientations and behaviors of Chicanos: trying to make sense out of attitudes and participation / John A. Garcia and Carlos H. Arce -- 7. The political adaptation process of Cubans and other ethnic minorities in the United States: a preliminary analysis / Alejandro Portes and Rafael Mozo. -- 8. Black and Latino politics in New York City: race and ethnicity in a changing urban context / Angelo Falcón. -- 9. Mañana will be better: Spanish-American politics in Chicago / Luis M. Salces and Peter W. Colby. -- 10. Mexican-Americans in city politics: participation, representation, and policy preferences / Susan A. MacManus and Carol A. Cassel. -- 11. La Raza Unida Party and the Chicano Student Movement organizations: three case studies from the Chicano community / Avelardo Valdez. -- 13. A legal voice for the Chicano community: the activities of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1968-1982 / Karen O'Connor and Lee Epstein -- The conversion process: representation and decision making. -- 14. Hispanics gain seats in the 98th Congress after reapportionment / Maurilio E. Virgil. -- Hispanic representation in the U.S. Congress / Susan Welch and John R. Hibbling. -- 16. Different interests, personalities hurt unity of Hispanic Caucus / Paul R. Wieck. -- 17. Hispanic underrepresentation in the Federal bureaucracy: the missing link in the policy process / Harry P. Pachon. -- Chicano elites and national policymaking, 1977-1980: passive or active representatives / Rodolfo O. de la Garza. -- 19. The Latino community in state and congressional redistricting, 1961-1985 / Richard Santillan. -- 20. Chicanos and the legislative process: reality and illusion in the politics of change / Tatcho Mindiola, Jr., and Armando Gutierrez -- Outputs of the political system: policies and issues. -- 21. Communities organized for public service: citizen power and public policy in San Antonio / Joseph D. Sekul. -- 22. Hispanic Americans and educational policy: limits to equal access / Luis Ricardo Fraga, Kenneth J. Meier, and Robert E. England. -- 23. Changes in Hispanic local public employment in the Southwest / Susan Welch, Albert K. Karnig, and Richard Eribes. -- 24. Ethnicity and policy: the Mexican-American perspective / Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Robert D. Wrinkle, and Jerry L. Polinard. -- 25. Latinos: Breaking the cycle of survival to tackle global affairs / Armando B. Rendon -- Feedback: outcomes and reactions. -- 26. Styles and strategies / Richard Santillan. -- 27. Future directions for Puerto Rican politics in the U.S. and Puerto Rico / James Jennings. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographies. |
| Subject |
Hispanic Americans -- Politics and government.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
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| Added Author |
Garcia, F. Chris.
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| ISBN |
0268012857: $29.95 |
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9780268012854 |
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