America's Colony : The Political and Cultural Conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico / Pedro A Malavet.
2004
F1975 .M23 2004eb
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America's Colony : The Political and Cultural Conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico / Pedro A Malavet.
Author
Malavet, Pedro A, author.
ISBN
9780814764404
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2004]
Copyright
©2004
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814764404.001.0001 doi
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F1975 .M23 2004eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
325.7295
Summary
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 status as well as of its treatment by the U.S. legal and political systems. Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States, and Puerto Ricans living on this geographically separate island are subject to the United States's legal and political authority. They are the largest group of U.S. citizens currently living under territorial status. Malavet argues that the Puerto Rican cultural nation experiences U.S. imperialism, which compromises both the island's sovereignty and Puerto Ricans' citizenship rights. He analyzes the three alternatives to Puerto Rico's continued territorial status, examining the challenges manifest in each possibility, as well as illuminating what he believes to be the best course of action.
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Critical America ; ; 43
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
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 Rico and 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
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 Rico and 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