Title Puerto Rico under colonial rule : political persecution and the quest for human rights / edited by Ramón Bosque-Pérez and José Javier Colón Morera

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, [2006] ©2006

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Contents Political persecution against Puerto Rican anti-colonial activists in the 20th century / Ramón Bosque-Pérez -- The critical year of 1936 through the reports of the Military Intelligence Division / María E. Estades-Font -- The Smith Act goes to San Juan / Ivonne Acosta-Lespier -- Imprisonment and colonial domination/ José (Ché) Paralitici -- Puerto Rico--the puzzle of human rights and self-determination / José Javier Colón-Morera -- The changing nature of intolerance / Jorge Benítez-Nazario -- The Puerto Rican political prisoners in U.S. prisons / Jan Susler -- Puerto Rican independentistas--subversives or subverted? / Alberto L. Márquez -- Vieques--to be or not to be / Jalil Sued-Badillo -- Expropriation and displacement of civilians in Vieques, 1940-1950 / César J. Ayala and Viviana Carro-Figueroa -- Vieques, civil society and new political scenarios / José Javier Colón-Morera and José E. Rivera-Santana Summary "Puerto Rico, one of the last and most populated colonial territories in the world, occupies a relatively unique position. Its lengthy interaction with the United States has resulted in the long-term acquisition of expanded legal rights and relative political stability. At the same time, that interaction has simultaneously seen political intolerance and the denial of basic rights, particularly toward those who have challenged colonialism. In Puerto Rico under Colonial Rule, academics and intellectuals from the fields of political science, history, sociology, and law examine three themes: evidence of state-sponsored political persecution in the twentieth century, contemporary issues, and the case of Vieques."--BOOK JACKET Notes Description based upon print version of record Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Political persecution -- Puerto Rico Human rights -- Puerto Rico Human rights Political persecution SUBJECT Puerto Rico -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements Puerto Rico -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108956 Subject Puerto Rico Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Bosque Pérez, Ramón, editor. Colón Morera, José Javier, editor. ISBN 9780791483381 079148338X

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