Puerto Ricans in the United States : a contemporary portrait /

Puerto Ricans in the United States : a contemporary portrait /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Acosta-Belén, Edna.
Imprint:	Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006.
Description:	xiv, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Latinos, exploring diversity and change
Subject:	Puerto Ricans -- United States -- History. Puerto Ricans -- Emigration and immigration -- History. Puerto Ricans. Puerto Rico -- History. Puerto Rico. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5926652

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Other authors / contributors:	Santiago, Carlos Enrique.
ISBN:	1588263991 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1588264009 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781588263995 9781588264008
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-252) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction : portrait of a commuter nation
2. The colonial experience
3. Migrations before World War II
4. Postwar migration patterns
5. A demographic portrait
6. Social and civil rights struggles
7. Voices and images of the diaspora
8. Overcoming the colonial experience : future challenges.