03166nam 22007094a 450 991081427410332120200520144314.00-8147-6440-10-8147-9560-910.18574/nyu/9780814764404(CKB)1000000000484152(EBL)865764(OCoLC)779828230(SSID)ssj0000102565(PQKBManifestationID)11140686(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102565(PQKBWorkID)10051075(PQKB)11249293(MiAaPQ)EBC865764(OCoLC)233535035(MdBmJHUP)muse10541(Au-PeEL)EBL865764(CaPaEBR)ebr10268981(DE-B1597)548455(DE-B1597)9780814764404(EXLCZ)99100000000048415220040316d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica's colony the political and cultural conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico /Pedro A. Malavet1st ed.New York New York University Pressc20041 online resource (256 p.)Critical AmericaDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-5741-3 0-8147-5680-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-222) and index.Introduction : why I am here -- Race, culture, colonialism, citizenships and Latina/o critical race theory -- The legal relationship, between Puerto Rico and the Estados Unidos de Norteamerica (United States of America) -- Puerto Rican political culture -- : Puerto Rican cultural nationhood -- Theorizing a new reality of citizenship and nation -- A framework for legal reform -- ConclusionThe precise legal nature of the relationship between the United States and the people of Puerto Rico was not explicitly determined in 1898 when the Treaty of Paris transferred sovereignty over Puerto Rico from Spain to the United States. Since then, many court cases, beginning in 1901, have been instrumental in defining this delicate relationship. While the legislation has clearly established the nonexistence of Puerto Rican nationhood and lack of independent Puerto Rican citizenship, the debate over Puerto Rico's status continues to this day. Malavet offers a critique of Puerto Rico's currentCritical America.Self-determination, NationalPuerto RicoIdentity (Psychology)Puerto RicoEthnicityPuerto RicoPuerto RicoPolitics and government20th centuryPuerto RicoRelationsUnited StatesUnited StatesRelationsPuerto RicoSelf-determination, NationalIdentity (Psychology)Ethnicity325.7295Malavet Pedro A1723380MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814274103321America's colony4124579UNINA