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	The Disenchanted Island : Puerto Rico and the United States in the Twentieth Century  by Ronald Fernandez
	List: $19.95  Our Price: $19.95  Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.   2nd Edition    Paperback   Published by Praeger Pub Text   Publication date: June 1996   ISBN: 0275952274

Reviews and Commentary for The Disenchanted Island : Puerto Rico and the United States in the Twentieth Century

Book Description :
This is a revised and updated edition of Ronald Fernandez's acclaimed study of the Puerto Rico-United States relationship. Tracing that relationship from the early years of the 20th century through to the present, Fernandez provides a comprehensive analysis of political, economic, and military affairs as they relate to Puerto Rico. The new edition is completely up-to-date through 1995 and includes important new material based upon documents found in the Reagan presidential library, as well as newly declassified documents in the Eisenhower library.

From the Publisher :
The author of Los Macheteros: The Violent Struggle for Puerto Rican Independence here provides a well-written historical narrative of the island's political evolution vis-a-vis the United States from 1898 to the present. Fernandez argues that, despite slight modifications in the relationship, Puerto Rico remains dependent on the United States. Throughout, he introduces many interesting figures and offers perceptive insights into political and economic developments which have influenced the relationship, including the consequences of the Internal Revenue Service's decisions on resident and nonresident taxes and the gross ignorance of Harding appointee Governor Reilly, in the early 1920s. Highly recommended as a readable general overview.

Booknews, Inc. , 08/01/96:
A well written history of Puerto Rico documenting an evolution of American colonialism from the island's conquest in 1898 through the current suppression of its independence movements. Fernandez (sociology, Central Connecticut State U.) utilizes public and private government documents to detail the political issues which have subverted Puerto Rico's economy and fueled its social problems, including: poor governing, multinational corporate abuse, and military involvements. He discusses the efforts of independence movements and gives voice to their arguments. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.

 About the Author :
RONALD FERNANDEZ is Professor of Sociology at Central Connecticut State University and is the author of, among other books, Prisoners of Colonialism: The Struggle For Justice in Puerto Rico (1994), Cruising the Caribbean: U.S. Influence and Intervention in the Twentieth Century (1994), and Los Macheteros: The Violent Struggle for Puerto Rican Independence (1988).

Table of Contents :
Foreword by William M. Kunstler and Ronald L. Kuby

Preface and Acknowldegments :
Puerto Rico: Prostrate and Paraylzed
San Juan and Washington, Ponce and Boston
Puerto Rico: The Permanent Possession
King Monty
Revolution and Reaction
Prisoners of War
Absolutely Clear
Stink Bombs and Heart Attacks
Continued Colonialism
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index

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