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The United States and the Development of the Puerto Rican Status Question, 1936-1968
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The United States and the Development of the Puerto Rican Status Question, 1936-1968
About this book
This study traces the evolution of political status in Puerto Rico from 1936 to 1968, with special emphasis on the events that led to the creation of the Commonwealth in 1952. No other work published in English has dealt with the Puerto Rican status question in such detail.
The central problem in the status debate has been: how to strike a happy balance between Puerto Rico’s economic needs, which could be filled through uninterrupted association with the United States, and the cultural divergence between the mainland and the island. Bringing together new and significant information drawn from government records and personal papers of U.S. officials, this book will be of interest to all serious students of Puerto Rican affairs, as well as to U.S. and Puerto Rican government and political leaders.
The central problem in the status debate has been: how to strike a happy balance between Puerto Rico’s economic needs, which could be filled through uninterrupted association with the United States, and the cultural divergence between the mainland and the island. Bringing together new and significant information drawn from government records and personal papers of U.S. officials, this book will be of interest to all serious students of Puerto Rican affairs, as well as to U.S. and Puerto Rican government and political leaders.
Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.
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Yes, you can access The United States and the Development of the Puerto Rican Status Question, 1936-1968 by Surendra Bhana in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Development Economics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Kansas Open Books Foreword
- Introduction: Setting the Scene
- Chapter One: Politics in Puerto Rico and the Tydings Bill of 1936
- Chapter Two: The Organization and Triumph of the Partido Popular DemocrĂĄtico
- Chapter Three: Delayed New Deal under Muñoz MarĂn and Governor Tugwell
- Chapter Four: An Attempt to End âHumiliating Suspenseâ: The Elective Governor Bill of 1943
- Chapter Five: Muñoz MarĂnâs Shift from Independence to Autonomy, 1944-1946
- Chapter Six: Self-Government âLittle by Littleâ: The Appointment of Governor Piñero, and the Elective Governor Act of 1947
- Chapter Seven: âPolititiation Mutationâ: Public Law 600, July, 1950
- Chapter Eight: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, July, 1952
- Chapter Nine: The Commonwealth, 1952-1968
- Chapter Ten: âOperation Bootstrapâ: The Economic Dimensions of the Commonwealth Status
- Chapter Eleven: The Status Debate Continues
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover