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Puerto Rico, culture, politics, and identity, Nancy Morris

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Puerto Rico, culture, politics, and identity, Nancy Morris

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Puerto Rico

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

648760596

Responsibility statement

Nancy Morris

Review

"Explores how local political elites have shaped Puerto Rican identity during almost a century of US involvement. Traces Island's political trajectory in its relations with US (pt. 1), and reproduces verbatim interviews with selected political leaders to identify elements that contribute to Puerto Ricans' sense of nationhood (pt. 2). Concludes that, despite pervasiveness of US cultural norms and the pressure to assimilate, Puerto Rican identity remains resilient to this day (pt. 3)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58., http://www.loc.gov/hlas

Sub title

culture, politics, and identity

Table Of Contents

List of Maps, Tables, and Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 National Identity and Puerto Rico; Collective Identity in the Modern World; The Definitional Maze; Puerto Rico; PART I: IDENTITY IN PUERTO RICAN HISTORY; 2 The Americanization Campaign, 1898-1948; 3 Commonwealth Status, 1949-1993; PART II: IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY PUERTO RICO; 4 Symbols of Identity: What Is Puerto Rico?; 5 Self-Identity: What Am I?; PART III: IDENTITY UNDER CHALLENGE; 6 The Challenge to Puerto Rican Identity; 7 The Resilience of Identity; Appendix: Field Research Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C

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