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.
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
