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Revolution around the corner : voices from the Puerto Rican Socialist Party / edited by José E. Velázquez, Carmen V. Rivera, and Andrés Torres.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño. Seccional de Estados Unidos--History--20th century.
- Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño.
- Socialism--United States--History--20th century.
- Socialism.
- Puerto Ricans--Political activity.
- Puerto Ricans.
- United States.
- History.
- Puerto Ricans--Political activity--United States.
- Puerto Rico--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
- Puerto Rico.
- Autonomy and independence movements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 398 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Active from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s, the U.S. branch of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP) worked simultaneously to build support for Puerto Rican independence and to engage in radical social change within the United States. -- Revolution Around the Corner chronicles this unique social movement, describing various mass campaigns and the inner workings of the organization. The editors and contributors--all former members, leaders, and supporters of the PSP--offer a range of views and interpretations of their experience. -- Combining historical accounts, personal stories, interviews, and retrospective analysis, Revolution Around the Corner examines specific actions such as the National Day of Solidarity ( El Acto Nacional ), the Bicentennial without Colonies, the Save Hostos struggle, and the Vieques campaign. Testimonies recount the pros and cons of membership diversity, as well as issues of loyalty and compañerismo. In addition, essays describe the PSP's participation in coalitions and alliances with Left and progressive movements. The book concludes with the editors' reflections on the PSP's achievements, mistakes, and contributions.
- Contents:
- Histories: Introduction / Editors
- A Brief History of the PSP in the United States / Andrés Torres
- Milestones: Reflections on a Life-Journey of Activism and the PSP in New York / José E. Velázquez Luyanda
- The PSP in the Windy City / José E. Velázquez Luyanda, América Sorrentini, and Pablo Medina Cruz
- Testimonies: My Nation is the Struggle / Maritza Arrastía
- The Personal is Political: Children of the PSP Speak / Teresa Basilio Gaztambide and Carmen Vivian Rivera
- Hostos Community College: Battle of the Seventies / Ramón Jiménez
- Journalism, Organizing, and Revolution / Alfredo López
- A Pamper Rojo Boricua Baby of the PSP / Lenina Nadal
- ¡Puerto Rico Libre y Socialista!: A Philarican in the Struggle / José-Manuel Navarro
- From El Barrio to the United Nations / Olga Iris Sanabria Dávila
- Mi Camino / Digna Sánchez
- What the PSP Nurtured in Me / Zoilo Torres
- Coalitions and Alliances: Building Solidarity for Puerto Rican Independence / Rosa Borenstein
- Independentista Politics, Independent Politics: My Years Working with the PSP / Ted Glick
- From March to Movement? The Bicentennial without Colonies and the People's Alliance / Alyssa Ribeiro
- Conclusion / Editors
- Interviews.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 26, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Revolution around the corner
- ISBN:
- 9781439920565
- 1439920567
- Publisher Number:
- 40030324437
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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