Vieques, the Navy and Puerto Rican politics
By: Amílcar Antonio Barreto.
Series: New directions in Puerto Rican studies
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Gainesville, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
Subjects: United States. -- Navy -- Maneuvers -- Puerto Rico -- Vieques Island; United States. -- Marine Corps -- Maneuvers -- Puerto Rico -- Vieques Island; Puerto Ricans -- United States -- Politics and government; Puerto Rico -- Politics and government -- 1952-1998; Vieques Island (P.R.) -- History, Military
Description: "In this analysis of the dispute over the U.S. Navy's bombing range in Vieques, Puerto Rico, Amilcar Barreto looks at the political fallout from the accidental killing of a civilian in 1999, including its impact on Puerto Rican nationalism and ethnic mobilization. In so doing, he finds in the Vieques crisis a metaphor for a larger set of Puerto Rican crises and conflicts."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-160) and index.