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- Decolonization Models for America’s Last Colony: Puerto Rico
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Syracuse University Press
summary
Addresses the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, and provides the long-term options that Puerto Rico might have as a sovereign country using six countries as case studies- Singapore, Ireland, New Zealand, Estonia, Slovenia and Israel
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. iii-viii
- Introduction to the 2011 English Edition
- pp. xiii-xviii
- Introduction to the Third Edition (2010)
- pp. xix-xvi
- General Note
- p. xxxiii
- Successful Sovereignties
- pp. 17-34
- New Zealand
- pp. 117-136
- China and Latin America
- pp. 166-168
- The Bride Refuses to Marry
- pp. 172-174
- Ireland Is Stealing Our Cookies
- pp. 175-177
- The Bahamas, Small Yet Sovereign
- pp. 181-183
- The Spirit of Bangalore
- pp. 184-186
- The Neglect of Solar Energy
- pp. 187-189
- An Agricultural Country Without Agriculture
- pp. 190-192
- Violence, Mental Health, and Status
- pp. 193-195
- Sovereign Gardens
- pp. 196-198
- Alaskan Statehood
- pp. 199-201
- The Most Exclusive Club in the World
- pp. 202-204
- Sovereignty for Development
- pp. 205-206
- A Quarter-Century Lost
- pp. 207-209
- The Bankers Club and Puerto Rico
- pp. 210-212
- Drug Trafficking and the Feds
- pp. 213-215
- A Federal Plebiscite—so Close Yet so Far
- pp. 216-253218
- The Territorial Clause Versus Sovereignty
- pp. 219-220
- The Experts and the Territorial Clause
- pp. 221-222
- The Hispanic Effect and Statehood
- pp. 223-224
- JOBS, JOBS, JOBS . . .
- pp. 228-230
- Asia Headed Toward the Lead
- pp. 231-233
- A Decade Lost: 2000–2010
- pp. 234-235
- Obama’s 238 Minutes in Puerto Rico
- pp. 236-238
- Stagnation and the Lack of Indignados
- pp. 242-246
- Suggested Reading
- pp. 247-250
- Contributors
- pp. 251-252
- Back Cover
- p. 269
Additional Information
ISBN
9780815651086
Related ISBN(s)
9780815609636
MARC Record
OCLC
794078547
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2012-07-18
Language
English
Open Access
No