| Series |
The Greenwood histories of the modern nations
Greenwood histories of the modern nations. ^A458542
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| Contents |
Puerto Rico and its people -- Borinquen: origins and encounter (4000 BCE-1500 CE) -- Spanish colony: from San Juan Bautista to Puerto Rico (1493-1800) -- Spanish province: autonomy thwarted (1800-1898) -- U.S. territory: military occupation and civil government (1898-1948) -- Commonwealth: the freely associated state of Puerto Rico (1948-1968) -- State of transition: after Operation Bootstrap (1968-1998) -- Puerto Rico today (1999-2009). |
| Abstract |
Traces the history of Puerto Rico from the commonwealth's origins through the early twenty-first century, discusses Borinquen--Puerto Rican--culture, politics, and related topics; and provides brief biographies of notable people throughout Puerto Rico's history. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009035279 |
| ISBN | 9780313354182 (hard copy : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0313354189 (hard copy : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780313354199 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0313354197 (ebook) |
