Boricua power : a political history of Puerto Ricans in the United States /

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Where does power come from? Why does it sometimes disappear? How do groups, like the Puerto Rican community, become impoverished, lose social influence, and become marginal to the rest of society? How do they turn things around, increase their wealth, and become better able to successfully influence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sánchez, José Ramón
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Puerto Ricans > United States > Politics and government.
Puerto Ricans > United States > Social conditions.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History.
Political participation > United States > History.
Community life > United States > History.
Participation politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Communauté > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Community life
Ethnic relations > Political aspects
Political participation
Power (Social sciences)
Puerto Ricans > Politics and government
Puerto Ricans > Social conditions
United States > Ethnic relations > Political aspects.
États-Unis > Relations interethniques > Aspect politique.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Dance: A Theory of Power
  • 2 The Cigar Makers' Strike: An Economic Power Goes Up in Smoke, 1919 to 1945
  • 3 The Rise of Radicalism: World War II to 1965
  • 4 Puerto Rican Marginalization: 1965 to the Present
  • 5 The Young Lords, the Media, and Cultural Estrangement
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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