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America's colony [[electronic resource] ] : the political and cultural conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico / / Pedro A. Malavet



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Autore: Malavet Pedro A Visualizza persona
Titolo: America's colony [[electronic resource] ] : the political and cultural conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico / / Pedro A. Malavet Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
Disciplina: 325.7295
Soggetto topico: Self-determination, National - Puerto Rico
Identity (Psychology) - Puerto Rico
Ethnicity - Puerto Rico
Soggetto geografico: Puerto Rico Politics and government 20th century
Puerto Rico Relations United States
United States Relations Puerto Rico
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-222) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Norteamérica (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 -- Conclusion
Sommario/riassunto: The 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 current
Titolo autorizzato: America's colony  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8147-6440-1
0-8147-9560-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910451845203321
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Serie: Critical America.