The roots of Latino urban agency / edited by Sharon A. Navarro and Rodolfo Rosales.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Navarro, Sharon Ann.

Rosales, Rodolfo.

Series:

Al filo ; no. 8.

Number 8 in Al filo: Mexican American studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.

Hispanic Americans.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Ethnic relations.

United States.

Metropolitan government--United States.

Metropolitan government.

United States--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

vii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, [2013]

Contents:

Introduction: Latino urban agency / Sharon A. Navarro and Rodolfo Rosales

Latino political agency in Los Angeles past & present: diverse conflicts, diverse coalitions, and fates that intertwine / Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval

The rebirth of Latino urban agency in San Francisco: from the MCO to the MAC, 1967-2006 / Richard Edward DeLeon

The fight for school equity in Chicago's Latino neighborhoods / Melissa R. Michelson

Manny Diaz and the rise and fall of the Miami renaissance / Jessica Lavariega Monforti, Juan Carlos Flores, and Dario Moreno

"I don't see color, I just vote for the best candidate": the persistence of ethnic polarized voting / Sylvia Manzano and Arturo Vega

Conclusion: Latino urban agency in the twenty-first century / Sharon A. Navarro and Rodolfo Rosales.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-147) and index.

ISBN:

9781574415308

1574415301

OCLC:

847763628