AB 540 Reference library
Hinda Seif
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
AB 540 (Assembly Bill 540; California Education Code 68130.5) is a bill signed into law in California in 2001 that
Abortion Politics and Policy Reference library
Daniel K. Williams
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
Abortion policy in the United States has been contentious for decades and continues to polarize the American electorate. The controversy
Abrams v. United States Reference library
Norman L. Rosenberg
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
This 1919 Supreme Court case from the World War I era involved Russian-born anarchists convicted under the 1918 Sedition Act
acculturation Quick reference
A Dictionary of Gangs
Acequia Institute Reference library
Devon G. Peña
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
The Acequia Institute (TAI)—acequia means “ditch”: in Spanish and derives from the Arabic word for water conduit—was established in
Acequia Recognition Law Reference library
Gregory A. Hicks
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
The Colorado Acequia Recognition Law was adopted by the Colorado legislature in April 2009. It recognizes traditional Hispano methods
Acuña, Rodolfo (b. 1932) Reference library
Deena J. González and Yvette J. Saavedra
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
Known by many as the father of Chicano/a studies, the historian Rodolfo Acuña is a prolific writer, political activist, and
Adams, John Reference library
Stuart Leibiger
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
(1759–1826) served as a continental congressman, diplomat, vice president (1789–1797), and president
Adams, John Quincy Reference library
Leonard L. Richards
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
(1767–1848), sixth president of the United States. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, the son of John Adams and Abigail
Adkins v. Children’s Hospital Reference library
James W. Ely Jr.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
During the early twentieth century, Progressives sought to ameliorate the consequences of industrialization by enacting minimum wage laws. Conservatives and
Administrative State Reference library
Williamjames Hull Hoffer
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
The term “administrative state” entered the political science literature in Dwight Waldo’s influential book of the same name in 1948
Adolf Hitler Reference library
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
The man who would become one of the twentieth century's most important opponents of the concept of human rights was
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Reference library
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
In 1980 Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, human rights activist and proponent of nonviolence, became both the second Argentinean and Latin
Advertising and Marketing Reference library
Isabel Molina-Guzmán
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
Since the 1980s Hispanic marketing and advertising agencies have been working to produce a “unified Latino audience” to sell to
Affirmative Action Reference library
Anders Walker, Matthew Dallek, and Paul S. Boyer
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
This entry contains two subentries: Legal Aspects; and Politics of Affirmative Action.
Affirmative Action Reference library
Tanya Katerí HernÁndez
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements
Historically, affirmative action has been understood as a system designed to remedy past discrimination and eliminate current and future discrimination.
Afghanistan Reference library
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Since 1979 Afghanistan has been the scene of conflict involving foreign occupation and interference, resulting in more than a million
African American Mayors since 1960 Reference library
Roger Biles
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
In 1967 the mayoral victories of two African Americans, Carl Stokes in Cleveland, Ohio, and Richard Hatcher in
African Americans in Politics Reference library
Cary D. Wintz
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States in 2008 was the culmination of an African American
African Union Reference library
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
[This entry contains two subentries, Banjul Charter and Commission and Court on Human Rights.]