The Puerto Ricans: A Documentary History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558760776 ISBN 13: 9781558760776

Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc, 1994

Synopsis

A documentary history of Puerto Rico, its problems, present status, tensions and prospects. Organized into ten historically-arranged sections, it begins with the island's discovery and settlement by the Spanish and ends with the Operation Bootstrap programme for industrialization.

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Review

"An essential sourcebook for a better understanding of the Puerto Ricans. The editors believe that their experience as a people has been obscured by propaganda and that a subtle brand of colonialism still endures. They prove both points.... Their book [has] a kaleidoscopic, fast-paced rhythm that makes it engrossing reading. It is a welcome addition both to Puerto Rican historicity and to American ethnological literature." - The New York Times "An excellent 'documentary history' of Puerto Rico, its problems, present status, tensions and prospects." - The Nation "A pleasure to read.... Each page provides a fresh glimpse into the unfolding story of a people. The book captures the human and personal component of... sweeping historical changes." - International Migration Review"

About the Author

Olga Jimenez de Wagenheim, Rutgers University, emerita, is the author of Puerto Rico's Revolt for Independence (p.10). Kal Wagenheim teaches journalism at Columbia University. He was a correspondent for The New York Times in San Juan, and is the publisher of Caribbean Update and author of many books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558760776
• ISBN 13: 9781558760776
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 355
• Editor: Wagenheim Kal, Wagenheim Olga Jimenez De