Creating Tropical Yankees - Social Science Textbooks and U.S. Ideological Control in Puerto Rico, 1898-1908

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Education and Ideology in Puerto Rico, 1493–1898; Chapter 2 The Ideology of U.S. Policy Makers; Chapter 3 The Hampton-Tuskegee-Carlisle Model of Education; Chapter 4 History and Geography Textbooks Used in the Public Schools, 1898–1908; Chapter 5 Two Historiographical Giants: John Bach McMaster and Salvador Brau; Chapter 6 Conclusions;

About the author

José-Manuel Navarro

Summary

After acquiring Puerto Rico in 1898, the US engaged in a systematic ideological conquest of the Puerto Rican population through the social science textbooks used in the public school system.

Product details

• Authors: Jose-Manuel Navarro
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.05.2002
• EAN: 9780415931168
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93116-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 600 g
• Series: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, Philosophy and theory of education, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General