Puerto Ricans in the United States : a contemporary portrait / Edna Acosta-Belén, Carlos E. Santiago.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Acosta-Belén, Edna (Author)
Santiago, Carlos E., 1952- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., [2018]
Edition:2nd edition.
Subjects:
Puerto Ricans > United States > History.
Puerto Ricans > Emigration and immigration > History.
Puerto Rico > History.
Puerto Rico > Social conditions.
Puerto Ricans.
Social conditions.
Puerto Rico.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Puerto Rico: an island at a critical crossroads
  • Historical roots of the Puerto Rican people
  • Early migrations to the United States
  • The Great Migration and other postwar patterns
  • Economic collapse, Hurricane Maria, and the new millennium migration
  • A demographic and socioeconomic portrait
  • Social, civil rights, and empowerment struggles
  • Cultural and artistic legacies
  • The colonial quandary: what lies ahead
  • Brief chronology of Puerto Rican history.