Puerto Rico
Subtitle: culture, politics, and identity
By: Nancy Morris.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Identity (Psychology) -- Puerto Rico; Nationalism -- Puerto Rico; Ethnicity -- Puerto Rico; Political culture -- Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico -- Politics and government -- 1898-1952; Puerto Rico -- Politics and government -- 1952-; Puerto Rico -- Relations -- United States; United States -- Relations -- Puerto Rico
Description: "Explores how local political elites have shaped Puerto Rican identity during almost a century of US involvement. Traces Island's political trajectory in its relations with US (pt. 1), and reproduces verbatim interviews with selected political leaders to identify elements that contribute to Puerto Ricans' sense of nationhood (pt. 2). Concludes that, despite pervasiveness of US cultural norms and the pressure to assimilate, Puerto Rican identity remains resilient to this day (pt. 3)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-198) and index.