The election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States has opened a new chapter in the country s long and often tortured history of inter-racial and inter-ethnic relations. Many relished in the inauguration of the country s first African American president an event foreseen by another White House aspirant, Senator Robert Kennedy, four decades earlier. What could have only been categorized as a dream in the wake of Brown vs. Board of Education was now a reality. Some dared to contemplate a post-racial America. Still, soon after Obama s election a small but persistent...
The election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States has opened a new chapter in the country s long and often tortured history o...
Analyses the controversial language policies passed by the Puerto Rican government in the 1990s. This book is also the first to explore the connections between language and cultural identity and politics on the Caribbean island.
Analyses the controversial language policies passed by the Puerto Rican government in the 1990s. This book is also the first to explore the connection...