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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... explain what went wrong. I found some answers, however, with my students in introductory political science classes. Some of the most important ideas about power I discovered in the classroom. The recent tradition in political science ...
... explain how power gets created and destroyed. In most cases, the reason for this failure is simply that these theories insist on treating power as if it were an object. Power is viewed as an instrument, a structure, a possession, a ...
... explain that. In response to these deficiencies, other theories point to agenda setting and the manipulation of interests to explain who has power. This approach doesn't explain, however, how and why some people get to such lofty ...
... explanation. Even so, engagement, marriage—such things make a conquest more interesting. “A woman like you should have many admirers.” “I'm not interested in admirers until I have my law degree.” A look of impatience crosses his face ...
... explanation simply be that Puerto Ricans face racial discrimination. Yes, Puerto Ricans do live in the “belly of the monster,” as Jose Marti once said of life in the United States. They do face racism and exploitation. But any explanation ...
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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 |