Making Never-Never Land : Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico / Mónica A. Jiménez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jiménez, Mónica A.

Series:

Latinx Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puerto Rican essays.

Legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

2024.

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2024

Summary:

Making Never-Never Land: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico by Mónica A. Jiménez explores the complex legal and racial dynamics involved in the establishment and evolution of Puerto Rico as a U.S. territory. The book delves into historical legal cases, such as Downes v. Bidwell, and examines the implications of U.S. law on Puerto Rican society and governance. It discusses the formation of Puerto Rico's current political status and the concept of the 'American' state of exception. Jiménez offers insights into the colonial impacts and the ongoing political and social struggles of Puerto Ricans. This scholarly work is aimed at readers interested in Latinx history, law, and U.S.-Puerto Rico relations. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations in the Text

Introduction

Part I: Toward a Legal Genealogy of Racial Exclusion

1. Downes v. Bidwell: Birth of an Exceptional Territory

2. Legacies: Racial Exclusion and the "American" State of Exception

Part II: "American" State of Exception: Puerto Rico in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

3. Puerto Rico Remade

4. No Longer a Non-Self-Governing Area: Creating the Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico

5. Puerto Rico in Never-Never Land

Conclusion: (or Rather Seguimos Luchando . . .)

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

979-88-908873-0-6

979-88-908873-1-3

1-4696-7847-0

OCLC:

1429723025