Download or read book Latinos and political coalitions written by Roberto E. Villarreal and published by Greenwood Pub Group. This book was released on 1991-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays is the first complete study of Latino political coalitions, which are steadily gaining strength in U.S. politics. Elaborating on Latino Empowerment: Progress, Problems, and Prospects (Greenwood Press, 1988), an earlier collection by the same editors, this volume explores such issues as the media, language policy, the labor movement, and voter mobilization in the context of coalition building. The contributors detail how coalitional politics have become a major avenue of empowerment for the Latino community.