Breaking in : the rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the politics of justice / Joan Biskupic.
Breaking in : the rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the politics of justice / Joan Biskupic.
Breaking in : the rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the politics of justice / Joan Biskupic.
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Publisher
New York : Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
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G 2015/1444
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Language
English
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Physical content
274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Life of the party -- "Life is all right in America ... if you're all white in America" -- "I am the perfect Affirmative Action baby" -- Chance and connections -- A President and politics -- The right Hispanic -- The wise Latina -- Race and the Ricci case -- The President's choice -- Standing out --...
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Publisher
New York : Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
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Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"From a leading judicial biographer comes the untold story of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice. To become the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor went against the odds. Her historic appointment in 2009--made by President Obama, whose own 2008 victory appeared improbable--flowed from cultural and political ch...
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Breaking in : the rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the politics of justice / Joan Biskupic.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-256) and index.
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G 2015/1444
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74VKOjAVxVpZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOjAVxVpZ
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ISBN
9780374298746 (hardback)
0374298742 (hardback)
DDC
347.732634
MMS ID
991022616299702626
