| Title: |
Introduction |
| Authors: |
Burrows, Geoff G. |
| Source: |
The Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration ; page 1-18 ; ISBN 9781683404132 9781683404682 |
| Publisher Information: |
University Press of Florida |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Description: |
The introduction outlines the central argument and evidence used in the book. It explains that the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration was a hurricane disaster recovery program that became a became a catalyst for modernization and colonial reform through the construction of New Deal public works. This section offers a background of U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico from the Spanish-American War of 1898 to legislative changes that made Puerto Ricans birthright U.S. citizens in 1917. The Introduction addresses the unsolved dilemma of being both colonial subjects and U.S. citizens and the outsized role of the status question (independence versus statehood) in Puerto Rican politics. This section also includes an explanation of the book’s key terms and a discussion of the limits of the federal archive. |
| Document Type: |
book part |
| Language: |
English |
| ISBN: |
978-1-68340-413-2; 978-1-68340-468-2; 1-68340-413-0; 1-68340-468-8 |
| DOI: |
10.5744/florida/9781683404132.003.0001 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9781683404132.003.0001 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.828B79C7 |
| Database: |
BASE |