America's Colony : the Political and Cultural Conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico.

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 ins...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Malavet, Pedro A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2004.
Series:Critical America.
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Table of 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 NorteameĢrica (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.