Almost Citizens - Puerto Rico, the U.s. Constitution, and Empire

List of contents

Introduction; 1. 1898: 'The constitutional lion in the path'; 2. The Constitution and the new US expansion: debating the status of the Islands; 3. 'We are naturally Americans': Federico Degetau and Santiago Iglesias pursue citizenship; 4. 'American aliens': Isabel Gonzalez, Domingo Collazo, Federico Degetau, and the Supreme Court, 1902-1905; 5. Reconstructing Puerto Rico, 1904-1909; 6. The Jones Act and the long path to collective naturalization; Conclusion.

About the author

Sam Erman is Associate Professor at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

Summary

Almost Citizens traces the struggles over citizenship waged between US officials and Puerto Rican individuals, which led to a seismic constitutional shift away from citizenship, rights, and statehood, and toward racist imperial governance.

Product details

• Authors: Sam Erman, Sam (University of Southern California) Erman, Erman Sam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781108401494
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40149-4
• No. of pages: 291
• Series: Studies in Legal History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, Puerto Rico, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Legal History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Citizenship and nationality law, Citizenship & nationality law