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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... dance partner in life and on the dance floor. After all these years, you still move me. I thank my children for pushing me to grow up and for keeping me young. Leina, I marvel at your quiet introspection, your calm, and your creativity ...
... dance” between agents driven by interests and passions to engage and put themselves into another's hands. We know that Puerto Ricans today do not make an enduring impact on the social sphere that makes their lives possible. As Puerto ...
... dancer. All firmness, and too many flourishes. A couple of times, he steps on my foot, but he does not excuse himself. “You dance very well,” he says gallantly. “But then women from El Cibao make the best dancers and the best lovers ...
... dance floor, whether peopled by dictators or high school students, is fraught with lessons in power. We hope and try to engage others who can satisfy some of our needs and desires. We look, admire, envy, covet, and perhaps even believe ...
... dance partner. Puerto Ricans, as Marx once wrote about money, “give their power and strength unto the beast.”4 This study examines how and to what extent Puerto Ricans lost and gained power by “dancing.” To a large extent, Puerto Rican ...
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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 |