Author: T.J. Mihelich
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450211054
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Based on a true story of one mans journey living over 14 years in Puerto Rico. Details his life, his loves, his struggles with the Puerto Rican government, and the Puerto Rican police, as the society of the island falls into an abyss. He copes with living in an island that is called in the Caribbean, the ''island of enchantment'', but in the end, becomes the ''island of sudden fear'', as his love for the island, and its people turns into his lost dream.
Puerto Rico: Land of Lost Dreams
Author: T.J. Mihelich
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450211054
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Based on a true story of one mans journey living over 14 years in Puerto Rico. Details his life, his loves, his struggles with the Puerto Rican government, and the Puerto Rican police, as the society of the island falls into an abyss. He copes with living in an island that is called in the Caribbean, the ''island of enchantment'', but in the end, becomes the ''island of sudden fear'', as his love for the island, and its people turns into his lost dream.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450211054
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Based on a true story of one mans journey living over 14 years in Puerto Rico. Details his life, his loves, his struggles with the Puerto Rican government, and the Puerto Rican police, as the society of the island falls into an abyss. He copes with living in an island that is called in the Caribbean, the ''island of enchantment'', but in the end, becomes the ''island of sudden fear'', as his love for the island, and its people turns into his lost dream.
Dream Nation
Author: María Acosta Cruz
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813565480
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Over the past fifty years, Puerto Rican voters have roundly rejected any calls for national independence. Yet the rhetoric and iconography of independence have been defining features of Puerto Rican literature and culture. In the provocative new book Dream Nation, María Acosta Cruz investigates the roots and effects of this profound disconnect between cultural fantasy and political reality. Bringing together texts from Puerto Rican literature, history, and popular culture, Dream Nation shows how imaginings of national independence have served many competing purposes. They have given authority to the island’s literary and artistic establishment but have also been a badge of countercultural cool. These ideas have been fueled both by nostalgia for an imagined past and by yearning for a better future. They have fostered local communities on the island, and still helped define Puerto Rican identity within U.S. Latino culture. In clear, accessible prose, Acosta Cruz takes us on a journey from the 1898 annexation of Puerto Rico to the elections of 2012, stopping at many cultural touchstones along the way, from the canonical literature of the Generación del 30 to the rap music of Tego Calderón. Dream Nation thus serves both as a testament to how stories, symbols, and heroes of independence have inspired the Puerto Rican imagination and as an urgent warning about how this culture has become detached from the everyday concerns of the island’s people. A volume in the American Literature Initiatives series
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813565480
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Over the past fifty years, Puerto Rican voters have roundly rejected any calls for national independence. Yet the rhetoric and iconography of independence have been defining features of Puerto Rican literature and culture. In the provocative new book Dream Nation, María Acosta Cruz investigates the roots and effects of this profound disconnect between cultural fantasy and political reality. Bringing together texts from Puerto Rican literature, history, and popular culture, Dream Nation shows how imaginings of national independence have served many competing purposes. They have given authority to the island’s literary and artistic establishment but have also been a badge of countercultural cool. These ideas have been fueled both by nostalgia for an imagined past and by yearning for a better future. They have fostered local communities on the island, and still helped define Puerto Rican identity within U.S. Latino culture. In clear, accessible prose, Acosta Cruz takes us on a journey from the 1898 annexation of Puerto Rico to the elections of 2012, stopping at many cultural touchstones along the way, from the canonical literature of the Generación del 30 to the rap music of Tego Calderón. Dream Nation thus serves both as a testament to how stories, symbols, and heroes of independence have inspired the Puerto Rican imagination and as an urgent warning about how this culture has become detached from the everyday concerns of the island’s people. A volume in the American Literature Initiatives series
Puerto Rico
Author: T. J. Mihelich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781450211048
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A memoir of the author's life in Puerto Rico from 1994 to 2009, and his reflections on the island and its people.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781450211048
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A memoir of the author's life in Puerto Rico from 1994 to 2009, and his reflections on the island and its people.
Dreams Lost, Dreams Found
Author: Chris Hogeland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illegal aliens
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illegal aliens
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1412
Book Description
President Clinton's Proposals for Public Investment and Deficit Reduction
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deficit financing
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deficit financing
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
Book Description
A Dream Unfinished
Author: Eleazar S. Fernandez
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 155635441X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Theologians on the margins reflect how their experience of ethnic and racial minority has influenced their theology and how this relates to the American Dream.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 155635441X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Theologians on the margins reflect how their experience of ethnic and racial minority has influenced their theology and how this relates to the American Dream.
American Dreams
Author: Ricardo Miguez
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 144380701X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
The scholars included in this collection sought to indicate more contemporary working definitions for the expression "American Dream", or rather Dreams. The multidisciplinary selections come from many countries and represent scholars from different backgrounds. They reflect the current developments and approaches in the field of US Studies and we hope to help broaden the scope of programs in higher education institutions. The chapters are thematically organized in two sections: “Initial Dialogues” and “Comparative Dialogues.” The first one comprises essays that set the foundations for our discussions and intends to familiarize newcomers with the theme. The second section extends the possibilities of working comparatively with the American Dreams and a number of other interdisciplinary fields of interest for US Studies programs.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 144380701X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
The scholars included in this collection sought to indicate more contemporary working definitions for the expression "American Dream", or rather Dreams. The multidisciplinary selections come from many countries and represent scholars from different backgrounds. They reflect the current developments and approaches in the field of US Studies and we hope to help broaden the scope of programs in higher education institutions. The chapters are thematically organized in two sections: “Initial Dialogues” and “Comparative Dialogues.” The first one comprises essays that set the foundations for our discussions and intends to familiarize newcomers with the theme. The second section extends the possibilities of working comparatively with the American Dreams and a number of other interdisciplinary fields of interest for US Studies programs.
When I Was Puerto Rican
Author: Esmeralda Santiago
Publisher: Palabra
ISBN: 9780306814525
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Magic, sexual tension, high comedy, and intense drama move through an enchanted yet harsh autobiography, in the story of a young girl who leaves rural Puerto Rico for New York's tenements and a chance for success.
Publisher: Palabra
ISBN: 9780306814525
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Magic, sexual tension, high comedy, and intense drama move through an enchanted yet harsh autobiography, in the story of a young girl who leaves rural Puerto Rico for New York's tenements and a chance for success.
The Cumulative Book Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2318
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2318
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.