Experiencing Puerto Rican Citizenship and Cultural Nationalism

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-45521-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4091 g

Drawing from in-depth interviews with a group of Puerto Ricans who requested a certificate of Puerto Rican citizenship, legal and historical documents, and official reports not publicly accessible, Jacqueline Font-Guzmán shares how some Puerto Ricans construct and experience their citizenship and national identity at the margins of the US nation.

Winner of the 2015 Juridical Book of the Year in the category of ‘Essay Promoting Critical Thinking and Analysis of Juridical and Social Issues.’

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Font-Guzmán, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Regionalgeschichte der USA: Einzelne Staaten, Städte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to the Subjective Experience of Citizenship and National Identity 2. A Socio-legal History of Puerto Rico: An Account of Repression, Limited Democratic Participation, and Partial Rewards 3. The Power of not Wanting: Renouncing U.S. Citizenship 4. Puerto Rican Citizenship and Construction of Counter-Narratives: Ramírez de Ferrer v. Mari Brás 144 D.P.R. 141, 1997 5. Experiencing Puertorriqueñidad Through Citizenship 6. The Performativity of Puertorriqueñidad and Citizenship 7. Final Comments

Über Autor(innen)

Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán is Associate Professor at The Werner Institute - Creighton University School of Law, USA.