Being Brown: Sonia Sotomayor and the Latino Question Volume 9

by Lazaro Lima

Book Overview

Being Brown: Sonia Sotomayor and the Latino Question tells the story of the country's first Latina Supreme Court Associate Justice's rise to the pinnacle of American public life at a moment of profound demographic and political transformation. While Sotomayor's confirmation appeared to signal the greater acceptance and inclusion of Latinos--the nation's largest "minority majority"--the uncritical embrace of her status as a "possibility model"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520300890
• ISBN13: 9780520300897
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"