Soldiers of the Nation - Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 18681952

An exploration of the military and political mobilization of popular sectors of Puerto Rican society as the island transitioned from Spanish to U.S. imperial rule.

 

Sommario

List of Illustrations    
Acknowledgments    
Introduction    
1. Birth of a Nation: A Labor of Thirty Years, 1868–1898    
2. Puerto Rican a la Americana: A Hearts and Minds Campaign, 1898–1914    
3. A New Day Has Dawned: World War I and Mobilization of the Peasant    
4. War against the Yankees! Prelude to the Battle over Modern Puerto Rico    
5. Education, Industrialization, and Decolonization: The Battlefields of World War II    
6. Fighting for the “Nation”? War at Home and Abroad    
Conclusion    
Notes    
Bibliography    
Index

Info autore

Harry Franqui-Rivera is an associate professor of history at Bloomfield College in New Jersey. 

 

Riassunto

An exploration of the military and political mobilization of popular sectors of Puerto Rican society as the island transitioned from Spanish to U.S. imperial rule.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Harry Franqui-Rivera
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781496222343
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-2234-3
• Pagine: 348
• Serie: Studies in War, Society, and the Military; Studies in War, Society, and t
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie