"This book highlights a political struggle engaged in by Puerto Ricans which raises attention regarding the inconsistencies between the United States as a democratic society and its treatment of a nation that continues to be colonized."--James Jennings, Tufts University
In this analysis of the dispute over the U.S. Navy's bombing range in Vieques, Puerto Rico, Amilcar Barreto looks at the political fallout from the accidental killing of a civilian in 1999, including its impact on Puerto Rican nationalism and ethnic mobilization. In so doing, he finds in the Vieques crisis a metaphor...
"This book highlights a political struggle engaged in by Puerto Ricans which raises attention regarding the inconsistencies between the United Stat...
Puerto Rican writers from the island and mainland have long used a variety of comic genres and forms to affirm an autonomous national identity and resist cultural hegemony and assimilation. The use of self-reflexive humor has allowed these writers to produce eccentric texts that reflect not only on their own textuality but also on their role as an intervention in the literary discourse on national identity. Reyes analyzes the works of Nemesio Canales, Luis Rafael Sanchez, Ana Lydia Vega, and Pedro Pietri to argue that their works resituate the parameters of national identity by blurring the...
Puerto Rican writers from the island and mainland have long used a variety of comic genres and forms to affirm an autonomous national identity and res...
Chinea examines the social, economic, and political impact of foreign immigrants in Puerto Rico during its transition from subsistence farming and ranching in the late 18th century to commercial agriculture during the first half of the 19th century. He provides an island-wide assessment of how the capital, labor, and specialized skills of European and West Indian immigrants enabled Puerto Rico to become a major global exporter of tropical staples, particularly sugar and coffee, during this period.Drawing upon a wide range of public safety, military, naval, passport, consular, and municipal...
Chinea examines the social, economic, and political impact of foreign immigrants in Puerto Rico during its transition from subsistence farming and ran...
This sharply focused study of social relations in nineteenth-century Puerto Rico examines interpersonal violence and police and judicial intervention. Cubano Iguina offers a revisionist perspective on daily life and law enforcement under Spanish colonial rule in the midst of socioeconomic and political changes such as growing agrarian exports, escalating violence, women s participation in the job market, and increasing police and judicial controls. Drawing on extensive research with archival legal records, the author conveys the slippery and multidimensional nature of social and individual...
This sharply focused study of social relations in nineteenth-century Puerto Rico examines interpersonal violence and police and judicial intervention....
"Very well written and engaging. Successfully weaves histories, data, and stories together in examining land redistribution. There is a judicious and enlightening use of secondary and primary sources, which makes this a virtually unique study."--James L. Dietz, University of California, Fullerton
"Offers a refreshing and much-needed fine-grained ethnographic and historic examination of the years of the Partido Popular reforms."--Vilma Santiago-Irizarry, Cornell University
The 1930s and the reign of the New Dealers in Washington brought incredible changes to Puerto Rican...
"Very well written and engaging. Successfully weaves histories, data, and stories together in examining land redistribution. There is a judicious a...
A well-rounded and perceptive analysis of why Puerto Ricans have converted en masse to Protestantism, especially Pentecostalism, as well as how the Catholic hierarchy has grappled with greater religious heterogeneity. Journal of Latin American Studies This book presages the new scholarship on religion so badly needed in Puerto Rican studies. E]legantly weaves history, politics, and ecclesiastical endeavors into a narrative that is preeminently about faith. Centro Journal Records religious diversity and complexity in a town that is usually observed through...
A well-rounded and perceptive analysis of why Puerto Ricans have converted en masse to Protestantism, especially Pentecostalism, as well as how...
