Author: United States-Puerto Rico Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico
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Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Author: Surendra Bhana
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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An antique doll helps a young girl whose mother has carefully protected her from traditional sex roles achieve self-assurance and personal definition.

Author: Keith Bea
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437934307
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Contents: (1) Recent Developments: 111th, 110th, 109th Congress; Non-Congress. Developments; (2) Background: Early Governance of Puerto Rico (PR); Development of the Const. of PR; Fed. Relations Act; Internat. Attention; Supreme Court Decisions; (3) Status Debates and Votes, 1952-1998: 1967 Plebiscite; 1991 Referendum; 1993 Plebiscite; 1998 Action in the 105th Cong.; 1998 Plebiscite; (4) Fed. Activity After 1998; (5) Issues of Debate on Political Status. Appendices: (A) Brief Chronology of Status Events Since 1898; (B) Puerto Rico Status Votes in Plebiscites and Referenda, 1967-1998; (C)Congress. Activity on Puerto Rico¿s Political Status, 1989-1998; (D) Summary of Legislative Debates and Actions. Tables.

Author: Pamela S. Falk
Publisher: Free Press
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Category : Puerto Rico
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Category : Puerto Rico
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
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Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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Languages : en
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Category : Puerto Rico
Languages : en
Pages : 928

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Author: Amílcar Antonio Barreto
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813063825
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237

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"A [book] rich in detail and analysis, which anyone wanting to understand the language debate in Puerto Rico will find essential."--Arlene Davila, Syracuse University This is the first book in English to analyze the controversial language policies passed by the Puerto Rican government in the 1990s. It is also the first to explore the connections between language and cultural identity and politics on the Caribbean island. Shortly after the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898, both English and Spanish became official languages of the territory. In 1991, the Puerto Rican government abolished bilingualism, claiming that "Spanish only" was necessary to protect the culture from North American influences. A few years later bilingualism was restored and English was promoted in public schools, with supporters asserting that the dual languages symbolized the island’s commitment to live in harmony with the United States. While the islanders’ sense of ethnic pride was growing, economic dependency enticed them to maintain close ties to the United States. This book shows that officials in both San Juan and Washington, along with English-first groups, used the language laws as weapons in the battle over U.S.-Puerto Rican relations and the volatile debate over statehood. It will be of interest to linguists, political scientists, students of contemporary cultural politics, and political activists in discussions of nationalism in multilingual communities.