The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States"The editors have taken a series of complex issues and presented them in a readable, interesting book that students might actually read!" New Edition This updated source describes all major aspects of the culture and civilization of Hispanic Americans living in the United States. Chapters cover such topics as: The format of each chapter varies, based on the subject being discussed. Overall, the text is narrative, augmented by approximately 450 photographs, maps and charts. A bibliography has been included at the end of each chapter to facilitate further research. Features of the Almanac include a glossary and a keyword index. |
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... increased district ability to fi- nance the establishment of schools , local willingness to expand educational opportunities to all levels of society , and political support for the enactment and enforcement of child - labor and school ...
... increased by 48 percent , representing 20 percent of U.S. employment growth . The employment of His- panic women during this period increased by 56 per- cent , or more than two and one - half times the rate of other women . Between 1980 ...
... increased its total contribution of immigrants to the United States substantially , both in legal and undoc- umented ... increased from 7.7 percent during 1955-64 to 41.1 percent in 1988 . Immigration from the Americas during this period ...
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
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