America's colony the political and cultural conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico /

Malavet, Pedro A.

America's colony the political and cultural conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico / [electronic resource] : Pedro A. Malavet. - New York : New York University Press, c2004. - xiii, 242 p. - Critical America . - Critical America. .

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 -- Conclusion


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Self-determination, National--Puerto Rico.
Identity (Psychology)--Puerto Rico.
Ethnicity--Puerto Rico.


Puerto Rico--Politics and government--20th century.
Puerto Rico--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Puerto Rico.


Electronic books.

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