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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: A Biography
Contributor(s): Hillstrom, Laurie (Author)
ISBN: 1440875375     ISBN-13: 9781440875373
Publisher: Greenwood
OUR PRICE:   $44.55  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: January 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Political Science | Women In Politics
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2019916680
Series: Greenwood Biographies
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.05 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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Few politicians have experienced a rise as meteoric as the one that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (or AOC, as she is commonly known) has experienced since her June 2018 Democratic primary upset victory over a powerful, longtime incumbent and her subsequent triumph in the November 2018 midterms.

This book will examine how the telegenic lawmaker--a life-long New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent--engineered that startling victory, why her life story and ideas made her such a focus of national attention, how she has used Twitter and other social media to amplify her calls for economic justice and civil rights equality, and why, since she took office in January 2019, she has come to be regarded as one of the most consequential and influential lawmakers in Congress. It will also help readers understand AOC's most deeply held political convictions, policymaking priorities, and personal principles.