Serafin Mendez-Mendez, Ronald Fernandez

Puerto Rico Past and Present

An Encyclopedia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Recently revised to include the latest current events, this classic reference presents the historical, social, political, and cultural aspects of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico, an island rich with culture and national pride, continues to inspire debate over its designation as a commonwealth of the United States. This updated edition of a popular encyclopedia captures important historical, social, political, and cultural developments of the oldest colony in the world, up to and including the region's current status in relation to the United States. The fascinating work is full of facts, figures, and narratives of the struggles, achievements, and creations of the Puerto Rican people. Essays highlight the area's economy, geography, religion, education, language, radio, television, social media, and films. A focus on the contributions of key historical figures showcase the stories of Ramon Power y Giralt, the first envoy to the Spanish Courts; and Juan Mari Brás, founder of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party, among others. The second edition features recent developments in the commonwealth, including the election of its first female governor, the introduction of the first sales tax, and the financial crisis that shut down schools.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1092g
• ISBN-13: 9781440828317
• ISBN-10: 1440828318
• Artikelnr.: 41854781

Autorenporträt

Serafín Méndez-Méndez, Ronald Fernández

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology of Important Events Abortion Acevedo Vilá
Anibal Advertising African Roots Agrelot Vilá
Jose Miguel Agriculture Albizu Campos
Pedro Americanization
Acculturation
and Nuyoricans Anthony
Marc Arana
Alfonso Arecibo Radio Observatory Arrieta
Raymond Ateneo de Puerto Rico Autonomic Charter Báez
Myrna Baldorioty de Castro
Román Banco Popular and the Carrión Family Barbosa Family Barceló
Antonio R. Baseball Basketball Benítez
Luz Esther "Lucecita" Berriós Martínez
Rubén Betances
Ramón Emeterio Boxing British and Dutch Attacks Budet
Osvaldo Burgos
Julía De Cájiga
Luis Germán Calderón Serra
Sila María Calle 13 Campos Parsi
Hector Canales
Blanca Doña Candal
Norma Carbia
Awilda Carpetas
Las Carrero
Jaime Casellas Case Centrales (Sugar Processing Mills) Cerezo González
Benny Frankie Cerro Maravilla Chacón
Iris Christmas in Puerto Rico Coastwise Shipping Laws Cock Fighting Cofresí
Roberto Cointelpro Colegio de Abogados Colón
Miriam Comay
La Commonwealth Community Education Division Concepción de Gracia
Gilberto Congregación Mita (Mita Church) Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico (Conservatory of Puerto Rican Music) Corretjer
Juan Antonio Cortijo
Rafael Crime Cuban Immigration Culebra Cultural Mores de Hostos
Eugenio María de las Casas
Fray Bartolomé Del Toro
Benicio Delano
Jack Díaz
Justino Díaz Alfaro
Abelardo Dominicans (Los Dominicanos Don Q Economy Edict against the African Race (Bando contra la Raza Africana) EDP University of Puerto Rico Education Environment Executive Council Family Feminism and Women's Rights Fernández
Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández
Ruth Fernández Juncos
Manuel Fernós Isern
Antonio Ferré Family Film Flag of Puerto Rico (La Bandera de Puerto Rico) Folk Characters: Juan Bobo and Pepito Food Stamps (Los Cupones) Foraker Act Fortuño Burset
Luis Guillermo FUPI (Federación de Estudiantes pro Independencia / Student Federation pro-Independence) García López
Antonio García Méndez
Miguel Angel García Padilla
Alejandro Javier García Ramis
Magalí Geography and Biodiversity González
José Luis González
Velda Goya Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Grito de Lares Health Health Practitioners
Midwives
and Pharmacy Technicians ("El Practicante
" "La Comadrona
" y "El Boticario") Hernández Colón
Rafael Homar
Lorenzo Huracán (Hurricane) Iglesias Pantín
Santiago Industrialization Institute of Puerto Rican Culture Insular Cases Inter-American University Internet and Social Media IVU (Impuesto de Ventas y Uso [Sales and Use Tax])/IVA (Impuesto de Valor Agregado [Aggregated Value Tax]) Jíbaro Jones Act Journalism and Printed Press in Puerto Rico Laguerre
Enrique Lallande
Ann Language Lashings
The (Los Compontes) Law and Politics Lebrón
Lolita Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Transgendered
and Transsexual (LGBTT) Movement Literature Lloréns Torres
Luis López Rivera
Oscar Macheteros
Los Mari Brás
Juan Martin
Ricky Martorell
Antonio Migration Mordaza
La Moreno
Rita Municipios Muñoz Family Museums Music National Landmarks: El Morro and La Fortaleza Nationalist Party and Nationalist Activism Negrón Muñoz
Mercedes "Clara Lair" -eta
Los New Progressive Party Oller
Francisco Palés Matos
Luis Partido Acción Cristiana Pasarell
Charles M. Pedreira
Antonio Piñero
Jesús T. Plebiscite Popular Democratic Party Porta Coeli Power y Giralt
Ramón Puerto Rican Independence Party Puntos de Drogas Radio Ramos Antonini
Ernesto Reggaeton Religion Resident Commissioner and Political Representation Rexach
Sylvia Rincón de Gautier
Felisa Rivera
Danny Rivera
Dhara Rivera
Graciela Rivera
Ismael Rodón
Francisco Rodríguez de Tió
Lola Romero Barceló
Carlos Rosselló González
Pedro Sánchez
Luis Rafael Sánchez Vilella
Roberto Seditious Conspiracy Silva
Myrta Slavery Soto
Pedro Juan Sotomayor
Sonia Taínos
Los Tapia y Rivera
Alejandro Television Theater Tourism Transportation: Públicos (Carros) Treaty of Paris Tufiño
Rafael Tugwell
Rexford G. Union Party (El Partido Unión de Puerto Rico) United Nations United States Citizenship University of Puerto Rico Vega
Ana Lydia Vieques Appendix 1: Representative Leaders of the First Stage of the Feminist Movement in Puerto Rico Appendix 2: Representative Writers by Generation Selected Bibliography Index