Synopses & Reviews
This is a revised and updated edition of Ronald Fernandez's acclaimed study of the Puerto Rico-United States relationship. Tracing that relationship from the early years of the 20th century through to the present, Fernandez provides a comprehensive analysis of political, economic, and military affairs as they relate to Puerto Rico. The new edition is completely up-to-date through 1995 and includes important new material based upon documents found in the Reagan presidential library, as well as newly declassified documents in the Eisenhower library.
Review
A controversial, readable history.World Affairs Council
Review
. . . one of those rare works which is genuinely useful to both scholars and general readers. This volume contains a significant amount of new insights and documentation, making it interesting to the specialist, while also providing enough background and clear analysis to educate those with little or no knowledge of Puerto Rican affairs . . . this volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of Puerto Rico's colonial dilemma.Journal of Third World Studies
Synopsis
A revised and updated edition of Ronald Fernandez's acclaimed study of the Puerto Rico-United States relationship, tracing that relationship from the early years of the twentieth century through to the present and providing a comprehensive analysis of political, economic, and military affairs as they relate to Puerto Rico.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-272) and index.
About the Author
RONALD FERNANDEZ is Professor of Sociology at Central Connecticut State University and is the author of, among other books, Prisoners of Colonialism: The Struggle For Justice in Puerto Rico (1994), Cruising the Caribbean: U.S. Influence and Intervention in the Twentieth Century (1994), and Los Macheteros: The Violent Struggle for Puerto Rican Independence (1988).
Table of Contents
Foreword by William M. Kunstler and Ronald L. Kuby
Preface and Acknowldegments
Puerto Rico: Prostrate and Paraylzed
San Juan and Washington, Ponce and Boston
Puerto Rico: The Permanent Possession
King Monty
Revolution and Reaction
Prisoners of War
Absolutely Clear
Stink Bombs and Heart Attacks
Continued Colonialism
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index