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Political Conflict and Constitutional Change in Puerto Rico: 1898-1952
Alfredo Montalvo-Barbot
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Hardback. The analysis of the constitutional development of Puerto Rico has been dominated by two major perspectives: political gradualism and classical colonialism. Gradualist analysis suggests that the constitutional development of Puerto Rico followed a pattern of gradual progression toward the goal of increasing self-government. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
The analysis of the constitutional development of Puerto Rico has been dominated by two major perspectives: political gradualism and classical colonialism. Gradualist analysis suggests that the constitutional development of Puerto Rico followed a pattern of gradual progression toward the goal of increasing self-government. A variant of this approach views the creation of particular constitutional laws for Puerto Rico as the result of United States experimentation in colonial policy-making. The classical colonialism approach presents the Puerto Rican constitutional laws as instruments of economic and military exploitation of Puerto Rico. Both approaches oversimplify the social complexity of those ... Read more
The analysis of the constitutional development of Puerto Rico has been dominated by two major perspectives: political gradualism and classical colonialism. Gradualist analysis suggests that the constitutional development of Puerto Rico followed a pattern of gradual progression toward the goal of increasing self-government. A variant of this approach views the creation of particular constitutional laws for Puerto Rico as the result of United States experimentation in colonial policy-making. The classical colonialism approach presents the Puerto Rican constitutional laws as instruments of economic and military exploitation of Puerto Rico. Both approaches oversimplify the social complexity of those ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761809012
SKU
V9780761809012
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About Alfredo Montalvo-Barbot
Alfredo Montalvo-Barbot is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.
Reviews for Political Conflict and Constitutional Change in Puerto Rico: 1898-1952
Montalvo-Barbot marshalls an impressive body of primary US government documents to retrace the politics of colonial legislation.
Pedro Caban, Latin American Studies Of high caliber.
Roland Perusse, Interamerican Institute Of high caliber.
Roland Perusse, Interamerican Institute Montalvo-Barbot marshalls an impressive body of primary US government documents to retrace the politics of colonial legislation.
Pedro Caban, Latin ... Read more
Pedro Caban, Latin American Studies Of high caliber.
Roland Perusse, Interamerican Institute Of high caliber.
Roland Perusse, Interamerican Institute Montalvo-Barbot marshalls an impressive body of primary US government documents to retrace the politics of colonial legislation.
Pedro Caban, Latin ... Read more