Obstinate star a history of the Puerto Rico independence movement by Rafael Bernabe

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernabe, Rafael, author.

Series:

Historical materialism book series 327

Historical materialism book series volume 327

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puerto Rico--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Puerto Rico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

History of the Puerto Rico independence movement

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill [2024]

Summary:

"Obstinate Star is a history of Puerto Rico's independence struggle against Spanish and U.S. colonialism. From the time of the Napoleonic Wars, it traces the movement's currents, within and beyond the island, linking them to ongoing social conflicts and international trends and conjunctures. Beginning with the radical democratic fight against Spanish control, it moves on to the early reactions to U.S. rule, the role of Nationalism, Communism and New Deal currents during the Great Depression and the Second World War, the rise of new forces in the wake of the Cuban revolution and recent struggles in the epoch of capitalist globalisation"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Absolutism, capitalism and nationalism

From Napoleon's invasion to the Colombian connection, 1809-23

Exclusion and the crystallisation of difference, 1837-60

Abolitionism, reform and the path to revolution, 1850-66

Lares and its aftermath, 1867-74

Cosmopolitan patriots, 1874-90

New York, Paris and the Cuban connection, 1890-98

New century, new empire : Hostos and the Imperial Republic, 1898-1903

Independentista variations : radical inclinations, 1904-30

Independentista variations : conservative reactions, 1904-30

Labour, colonialism and independence, 1898-1930

uerto Rican Janus : Pedro Albizu Campos (I)

Puerto Rican Janus : Pedro Albizu Campos (II)

Luis Muñoz Marín, social protest and the New Deal

Communists and independent communists, 1930-35

1936 : confrontation and the crisis of colonial rule

Independence in Puerto Rico and New York, 1936-40

The PPD and the Popular Front, 1940-44

Communism, nationalism and the war against fascism, 1938-45

Hiding in plain view : nationalists, Trotskyists, communists, 1938-45

The turning point that wasn't, 1945-6

Bullets and ballots : resistance to colonial reform, 1946-50

Communist crosscurrents, 1946-54

Hardest times : independence in the 1950s

The MPI and the new struggle for independence, 1959-75

Strategic debates and divisions, 1959-75

Democratic socialism : the battle for the new PIP

Radical politics and culture beyond the MPI and the PIP

In New York and beyond : the new struggle in the diaspora, 1967-82

The crisis of the PSP and the search for alternatives

Independence underground : armed struggle, 1974-85

Independence in the time of neoliberal globalisation

Colonial crisis and signs of resurgence

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 16, 2024)

Other Format:

Print version Bernabe, Rafael. History of the Puerto Rico independence movement

ISBN:

9789004707931

900470793X

OCLC:

1460025561

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