Format:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 242 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814756808
Series Statement:
Critical America
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-222) and index
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Contents; Gracias (Thanks); Introduction: Why I Am Here; 1 Race, Culture, Colonialism, Citizenships,and Latina/o Critical Race Theory; 2 The Legal Relationship between Puerto Ricoand the Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (United States of America); 3 Puerto Rican Political Culture; 4 Puerto Rican Cultural Nationhood; 5 Theorizing a New Reality of Citizenship and Nation; 6 A Framework for Legal Reform; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814756805
Additional Edition:
Print version America's Colony : The Political and Cultural Conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico
Language:
English
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