Puerto Ricans in the United States, 2nd ed.: A Contemporary Portrait (Latinos/as: Exploring Diversity and Change) - Softcover

Acosta-Belén, Edna; Santiago, Carlos E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1626376751 ISBN 13: 9781626376755

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2018

Synopsis

Fully revised and expanded to reflect more than a decade of new developments and data, the second edition of this widely acclaimed book presents an up-to-date, comprehensive portrait of the second largest Latino group in the United States.

Edna Acosta-Belén and Carlos Santiago trace the trajectory of the Puerto Rican experience from the early colonial period, through a series of waves of migration to the US, to current cultural legacies and political and social challenges. Their work is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the history, contributions, and contemporary realities of the ever-growing Puerto Rican diaspora.

CONTENTS:

·     Introduction: Portrait of a Commuter Nation.
·     The Colonial Experience.
·     Migrations Before World War II.
·     Postwar Migration Patterns.
·     A Demographic Portrait.
·     Social and Civil Rights Struggles.
·     Voices and Images of the Diaspora.
·     Overcoming the Colonial Experience: Future Challenges.
·     Brief Chronology of Puerto Rican History.

About this title

About the Author

Edna Acosta-Belén is Distinguished Professor Emerita and O’Leary Professor at the University at Albany, SUNY. Carlos E. Santiago is commissioner of higher education for the state of Massachusetts; before joining the

Department of Education, he was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and professor in the

Review

Praise for the previous edition (a Choice Outstanding Academic Book):

An excellent panoramic view of Puerto Ricans in the United States.... Will become [the] reader on Puerto Rican studies and a prominent complement to the ethnic studies literature, and well it should. (―Carlos Vargas-Ramos, Contemporary Sociology)

Arguably the deans of Puerto Rican studies, Acosta-Belén and Santiago provide a comprehensive, contemporary portrait of the nearly 8 million Puerto Ricans almost evenly divided between the island itself and across the US mainland and Hawaii.... A valuable reference work and ... an accessible one-volume introduction to US Puerto Ricans.... Essential. (Carlos Vargas-Ramos, Contemporary Sociology)

Arguably the deans of Puerto Rican studies, Acosta-Belén and Santiago provide a comprehensive, contemporary portrait of the nearly 8 million Puerto Ricans almost evenly divided between the island itself and across the US mainland and Hawaii.... A valuable reference work and ... an accessible one-volume introduction to US Puerto Ricans.... Essential. (Choice)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1626376751
• ISBN 13: 9781626376755
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 363