The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United StatesGale Research, 1993 - 780 pages "The editors have taken a series of complex issues and presented them in a readable, interesting book that students might actually read!" New Edition This updated source describes all major aspects of the culture and civilization of Hispanic Americans living in the United States. Chapters cover such topics as: The format of each chapter varies, based on the subject being discussed. Overall, the text is narrative, augmented by approximately 450 photographs, maps and charts. A bibliography has been included at the end of each chapter to facilitate further research. Features of the Almanac include a glossary and a keyword index. |
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... important decision - making posi- tions at various levels of government , including state or territorial legislatures , county boards of educa- tion , and local city councils and boards of education . In California , for instance , nine ...
... important , the AFL itself could not resolve internally the nativism and racism pervasive in American soci- ety that often led it and its local unions to adopt exclusionary policies . These problems severely re- duced Hispanic ...
... important cases de- fined the scope of discrimination and employee pro- tection under Title VII . In the key case of Griggs v . Duke Power Company ( 1971 ) , Chief Justice Warren Burger , speaking for a unanimous Supreme Court , ruled ...
Table des matières
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
Droits d'auteur | |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United ... Nicolás Kanellos Affichage d'extraits - 1993 |
The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United ... Nicolás Kanellos Affichage d'extraits - 1993 |
The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United ... Nicolás Kanellos Affichage d'extraits - 1993 |
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Daily Life in the United States, 1960-1990: Decades of Discord Myron A. Marty Aucun aperçu disponible - 1997 |