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Puerto Rico: State Formation In A Colonial Context, Pedro Caban
Puerto Rico: State Formation In A Colonial Context, Pedro Caban
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This article examines U.S. Puerto Rico relations during the American century through the prism of the colonial state and identifies eight periods of fundamental political and economic change that altered the conduct of U.S. colonial practice in Puerto Rico. These periods witnessed the emergence, ascendancy and decline of local political coalitions that competed for control of the control state. The coalitions articulated distinct economic projects and pursued different strategies to resolve Puerto Rico's status as an unincorporated territorial possession. Each period was also marked by insular economic restructuring precipitated by shifts in U.S. fiscal policies and changes in the economy, …
Bombs, Ballots, And Nationalism: Vieques And The Politics Of Colonialism, Pedro Caban
Bombs, Ballots, And Nationalism: Vieques And The Politics Of Colonialism, Pedro Caban
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