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Puerto Rico - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Hardcover)
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Puerto Rico - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Hardcover)
Series: What Everyone Needs to Know
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Puerto Rico, acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898, has
a peculiar status among Latin American and Caribbean countries. As
a Commonwealth, the island enjoys limited autonomy over local
matters, but the U.S. has essentially dominated it militarily,
politically, and economically for much of its history. Though they
are citizens, Puerto Ricans do not have their own voting
representatives in Congress and cannot vote for the president or
VP. The island's status is a topic of perennial debate, evidenced
by the 2012 referendum, in which a majority voted for statehood for
the first time. More recently, the island's colossal public debt
has sparked an economic crisis that is the focus of an upcoming
Supreme Court case. The issue is intimately tied to the question of
status, and consensus on the solution has proven elusive. Despite
their ongoing colonial dilemma, Puerto Ricans display a strong
national identity-after 118 years of occupation, the Island remains
a Spanish-speaking, Afro-Hispanic-Caribbean nation. At the same
time, the island's population is constantly in flux, with an
estimated 60.7% of boricuas living stateside, while many others are
also returning to the island. Despite the island's popularity as a
tourist destination, few beyond its shores are familiar with its
history. Puerto Rico: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a
succinct, authoritative, and well-documented introduction to the
Island's rich history, culture, politics, and economy. Jorge Duany,
takes on the task of educating readers on the most important facets
of the unique, troubled, but much beloved isla del encanto.
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