In this groundbreaking study of American imperialism, leading legal
scholars address the problem of the U.S. territories. "Foreign in a
Domestic Sense "will redefine the boundaries of constitutional
scholarship.
More than four million U.S. citizens currently live in five
"unincorporated" U.S. territories. The inhabitants of these
vestiges of an American empire are denied full representation in
Congress and cannot vote in presidential elections. Focusing on
Puerto Rico, the largest and most populous of the territories,
"Foreign in a Domestic Sense "sheds much-needed light on the United
States' unfinished colonial experiment and its legacy of racially
rooted imperialism, while insisting on the centrality of these
"marginal" regions in any serious treatment of American
constitutional history. For one hundred years, Puerto Ricans have
struggled to define their place in a nation that neither wants them
nor wants to let them go. They are caught in a debate too
politicized to yield meaningful answers. Meanwhile, doubts
concerning the constitutionality of keeping colonies have
languished on the margins of mainstream scholarship, overlooked by
scholars outside the island and ignored by the nation at
large.
This book does more than simply fill a glaring omission in the
study of race, cultural identity, and the Constitution; it also
makes a crucial contribution to the study of American federalism,
serves as a foundation for substantive debate on Puerto Rico's
status, and meets an urgent need for dialogue on territorial status
between the mainlandd and the territories.
"Contributors." Jose Julian alvarez Gonzalez, Roberto Aponte
Toro, Christina Duffy Burnett, Jose A. Cabranes, Sanford Levinson,
Burke Marshall, Gerald L. Neuman, Angel R. Oquendo, Juan Perea,
Efren Rivera Ramos, Rogers M. Smith, E. Robert Statham Jr., Brook
Thomas, Richard Thornburgh, Juan R. Torruella, Jose Trias Monge,
Mark Tushnet, Mark Weiner
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
