Military power and popular protest
Subtitle: the U.S. Navy in Vieques, Puerto Rico
By: Katherine T. McCaffrey.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: United States. Navy -- Target practice -- History -- 20th century; Protest movements -- Puerto Rico -- Vieques Island -- History -- 20th century; Civil-military relations -- Puerto Rico -- Vieques Island -- History -- 20th century; Government, Resistance to -- Puerto Rico -- Vieques Island -- History -- 20th century; Vieques Island (P.R.) -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-206) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1 One A Strategic Colony on the Margins of the Empire 17 Two Cultural Identity in Vieques 43 Three The Fishermen's War 67 Four We Are a Species in Danger of Extinction: The Aftermath of the Fishermen's Crusade 98 Five Organizing for Change 124 Six From Pescadores to Rescatores: The Resurgence and Transformation of Struggle 147 Seven The Battle of Vieques 173.