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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Malavet, Pedro A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, ©2004.
Series:	Critical America.
Subjects:	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.

Table of Contents:

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 (U.S.A.)
Puerto Rican political culture
Puerto Rican cultural nationhood
Theorizing a new reality of citizenship and nation
A framework for legal reform
Conclusion.