AOC: The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Name: AOC: The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Brand: St Martin's Press
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NAMED ONE OF AUGUST'S BEST NEW BOOKS BY CNN | ON Cosmo's LIST OF 12 BOOKS YOU'LL BE DESPERATE TO READ THIS SUMMER | ONE OF Autostraddle's 60 QUEER & FEMINIST BOOKS COMING YOUR WAY THIS SUMMER | A 2020 TITLE TO WATCH BY Library Journal | LISTED ON Marie Claire's POLITICAL BOOKS TO READ With a preface by Keegan-Michael Key In the vein of Notorious RBG, seventeen writers explore the multiple meanings of a young Latina politician who has already made history. From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York's 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. Six months later, as the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, AOC became one of a handful of Latina politicians in Washington, D.C. Just thirty, she represents her generation, the millennials, in many groundbreaking ways: proudly working class, Democratic Socialist, of Puerto Rican descent, master of social media, not to mention of the Bronx, feminist-and a great dancer. AOC investigates her symbolic and personal significance for so many, from her willingness to use her imperfect bi-lingualism, to why men are so threatened by her power, to the long history of Puerto Rican activism that she joins. Contributors span a wide range of voices and ages, from media to the arts and politics: Keegan-Michael Key - Preface Lynda Lopez - Introduction: "The Meaning of AOC" Jennine Cap? Crucet - "An Open Letter to Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez" Andrea Gonz?lez-Ram?rez - "Women Like Me Aren't Supposed to Run for Office" Patricia Reynoso - "'The First Latina to . . .'" Pedro Regalado - "'Pa'lante!': The Long History of Puerto Rican Activism in New York City" Rebecca Traister - "The Imagined Threat of a Woman Who Governs Like a Man" Natalia Sylvester - "In No Uncertain Terms" Erin Aubry Kaplan - "The Center Will Not Hold. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Counting on It" Tracey Ross - "A Just Society" Carmen Rita Wong - "Latinas Are So Money" Mariana Atencio - "AOC the Influencer" Wendy Carrillo - "What AOC and I Learned at Standing Rock" Nathan J. Robinson - "The Democratic Socialism of AOC" Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez - "On Being an Indignant Brown Girl" Elizabeth Yeampierre - "Making the Green New Deal the Real Deal" Mar?a Cristina "MC" Gonz?lez Noguera - "The Hustle"

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Number of Pages:: 217
Release Date:: 2020-08-11
Publication Date:: 2020-08-11
Publisher:: St Martin's Press
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 1250257417
Weight:: 318 g
Height:: 21.6 cm
Width:: 14.2 cm
Thickness:: 2.2 cm

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