Puerto Rico : the trials of the oldest colony in the world /

Jose Trias Monge first describes the Spanish rule over Puerto Rico and then traces the impact of American colonial policies there, comparing them with those in the Pacific and the British, French, and Dutch experiences in the Caribbean. He argues that the large amounts of money the United States has...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Trías Monge, José
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Self-determination, National > Puerto Rico.
Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes > Porto Rico.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Politics and government
International relations
Self-determination, National
Puerto Rico > Politics and government.
Puerto Rico > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Puerto Rico.
Porto Rico > Politique et gouvernement.
Porto Rico > Relations > États-Unis.
Puerto Rico
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Puerto Rico under Spanish rule
  • The annexation
  • Military government
  • The shaping of a colonial policy
  • Life under the Foraker Act
  • The Jones Act
  • The Jones blues
  • The troubled thirties
  • The Elective Governor Act
  • The establishment of the commonwealth
  • The big sleep
  • Puerto Rico and the United Nations from 1960 to the present
  • Decolonization in the Caribbean and in Micronesia
  • Clearing the way for a second look
  • Possible paths to decolonization.

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