The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics Law and Social Movements (Hardcover)

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics Law and Social Movements (OEPoL) provides a comprehensive source of information on the diverse historical and contemporary experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Incorporating key material from the acclaimed four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (OUP 2005) this ground-breaking publication addresses the significant ways in which the Latino and Latina populations have shaped the political legal and social institutions of the United States with new and updated scholarship on political movements and organizations important legal cases minority-rights laws and immigration legislation. The two-volume OEPoL contains over 450 topical entries written by key academics intellectuals and scholars. The articles range from expansive survey essays to biographies that document the lives of important individuals in Latino and Latina history to interdisciplinary entries focused on essential themes and issues. Supplemented by over 50 images and a bibliography of suggested readings for each entry OEPoL ensures that this timely increasingly prominent subject receives the reference coverage it deserves.