Boricua Power: A Political History of Puerto Ricans in the United StatesNYU Press, 01/03/2007 - 278 من الصفحات Where does power come from? Why does it sometimes disappear? How do groups, like the Puerto Rican community, become impoverished, lose social influence, and become marginal to the rest of society? How do they turn things around, increase their wealth, and become better able to successfully influence and defend themselves? |
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... argue that the 1950 attempted assassination of President Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists was “gigantic news—for about a week” only (3). The attempted assassination was a big story for only a few days; then “it quickly went away ...
... argument that Puerto Rican poverty and powerlessness spring from the unintended consequences of everyday actions is not a pessimistic view of the Puerto Rican potential for power. It is, actually, a recognition of the reality that power ...
... argument. The dance model invites comparison with conservative explanations of minority poverty and helplessness. Many conservative approaches are quick to blame poverty on the poor themselves. They accuse the poor of making bad choices ...
... argued, “the power of the loved one over the lover in a passionate, 'romantic' love-relationship represents the most ... argument goes, because they are afraid of low grades. Teachers thus have power because of the potential harm they ...
... argue, then, that one class's capacity and power to perform is realized through the other. The dance notion is, in this ... argued, “power is not owned by individuals but is rather a collective product” (1995, 153). Dance reminds us that ...
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The Rise of Radicalism World War II to | 96 |
Puerto Rican Marginalization | 129 |
The Young Lords the Media and Cultural Estrangement | 171 |
Conclusion | 210 |
Notes | 253 |
Bibliography | 265 |
Index | 275 |