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Puerto Rico : the trials of the oldest colony in the world / José Trías Monge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trías Monge, José.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Puerto Rico--Politics and government.
- Puerto Rico.
- Politics and government.
- Self-determination, National--Puerto Rico.
- Self-determination, National.
- Puerto Rico--Relations--United States.
- Relations.
- United States.
- United States--Relations--Puerto Rico.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- Former Attorney General and former Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, Jose Trias Monge describes his island as one of the most densely populated places on earth, with a severely distressed economy and limited political freedom--still considered a colony of the U.S. Monge claims the island has become too dependent on U.S. money and argues for decolonization and movement toward more independence. 28 illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-222) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300071108
- OCLC:
- 36407873
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