Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: A Biography

by Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Few politicians have experienced a rise as meteoric as the one that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (or AOC, as she is commonly known) has experienced since her June 2018 Democratic primary upset victory over a powerful, longtime incumbent and her subsequent triumph in the November 2018 midterms.



This book will examine how the telegenic lawmaker--a life-long New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent--engineered that startling victory, why her life story and ideas made her such a focus of national attention, how she has used Twitter and other social media to amplify her calls for economic justice and civil rights equality, and why, since she took office in January 2019, she has come to be regarded as one of the most consequential and influential lawmakers in Congress. It will also help readers understand AOC's most deeply held political convictions, policymaking priorities, and personal principles.

168 pages, Hardcover

Published January 16, 2020

Reviews

[Maldifassi Giovanni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un ottimo volumetto Greenwood Biographies redatto in uno stile quasi didattico fatto apposta per non fare perdere tempo al lettore fornendo l’essenziale, ma intendiamoci un essenziale scelto in modo accurato.
Ogni capitoletto è seguito non tanto da note ma da rimandi a link per approfondire gli argomenti.
Siamo finalmente nel mondo moderno.
E del resto il personaggio del quale si parla è la quintessenza della modernità non solo perché è una millenial, ma perché essendo la prima persona che….in una serie di settori è arrivata ai vertici istituzionali della politica americana con l’effetto di un tornado.
Leggi di più:
http://gmaldif-pantarei.blogspot.com/

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read. She's more to the left than I am politically but I think she has a lot of good ideas, cares about people and I hope she is able to accomplish a lot.