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A contested Caribbean indigeneity : language, social practice, and identity within Puerto Rico Taíno activism /

"A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity is an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding Taíno/Boricua activism in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean diaspora in New York City. Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research, media analysis, and historical documents, the book explores the varied experiences...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feliciano-Santos, Sherina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Colección:Critical Caribbean studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Competing historical narratives regarding Taíno extinction
  • The stakes of being Taíno
  • Historical discourses and debates about Puerto Rico's indigenous trajectory
  • Part 2. The Puerto Rican nation and ethnoracial regimes in Puerto Rico
  • Jíbaros and jibaridades, ambiguities and possiblities
  • Impossible identities
  • Part 3. Taíno heritage and political mobilization
  • (Re)Constructing heritage, narratives of linguistic belonging
  • How do you see the world as a Taíno? : Conceptualizing the Taíno
  • Protest, surveillance, and cermony
  • Conclusion.