Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-2012

Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-2012

"A compilation of historical essays and short biographies about 91 Hispanic-Americans who served in Congress from 1822 to 2012"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United States. Congress. House. Office of the Historian (-), United States. Congress. House. Office of the Clerk, United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration
Other Authors: Wasniewski, Matthew A. (Matthew Andrew), 1969- (-), Kowalewski, Albin, O'Hara, Laura Turner, Rucker, Terrance
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington: U.S. Govt. Printing Off
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Biography.
Hispanic American legislators > Biography.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009810711706719
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Former Hispanic American members of Congress
  • "Like children under a bad stepmother" : Hispanic congressional representation in the era of U.S. continental expansion, 1822-1898
  • "Foreign in a domestic sense" : Hispanic Americans in Congress during the age of American colonialism and global expansion, 1898-1945
  • Separate interests to national agendas : Hispanic American members of Congress in the civil rights era, 1945-1976
  • Strength in numbers, challenges in diversity : legislative trends and power sharing among Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1977 to present
  • Part II. Current Hispanic American members of Congress
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A: First-term Hispanic-American members of the 112th Congress
  • Appendix B: Hispanic-American representatives and senators by Congress, 1822-2012
  • Appendix C: Hispanic-American representatives, senators, delegates, and resident commissioners by state and territory
  • Appendix D: Hispanic-American members' committee assignments (Standing, Joint, Select) in the U.S. House and Senate, 1822-2012
  • Appendix E: Hispanic Americans who have chaired congressional committees, 2012
  • Appendix F: Hispanic-American chairs of subcommittees of standing committees in the U.S. House and Senate, 1949-present
  • Appendix G: Hispanic Americans in U.S. House party leadership positions, 1987-2012
  • Appendix H: Hispanic-American familial connections in Congress
  • Appendix I: Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Conference chairmen and chairwomen, 1976-2012
  • Appendix J: Constitutional amendments, treaties, and major acts of Congress referenced in the text
  • Appendix K: Glossary.

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