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Puerto Ricans in the United States : A Contemporary Portrait / Edna Acosta-Belén and Carlos E. Santiago.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Acosta-Belén, Edna, author.
- Santiago, Carlos E., author.{del}.
- Series:
- Latino/as: Exploring Diversity and Change Series
- Latino/as: Exploring Diversity and Change
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Puerto Ricans.
- Social history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (363 pages)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2018.
- Summary:
- A comprehensive portrait of the Puerto Rican community in the United States, from the early colonial period to the present.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Puerto Rico: An Island at a Critical Crossroads
- 2 Historical Roots of the Puerto Rican People
- 3 Early Migrations to the United States
- 4 The Great Migration and Other Postwar Patterns
- 5 Economic Collapse, Hurricane Maria, and the New Millennium Migration
- 6 A Demographic and Socioeconomic Portrait
- 7 Social, Civil Rights, and Empowerment Struggles
- 8 Cultural and Artistic Legacies
- 9 The Colonial Quandary: What Lies Ahead
- Brief Chronology of Puerto Rican History
- Acronyms
- References
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 29, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-108-8
- OCLC:
- 1312727294
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