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The legal construction of identity : the judicial and social legacy of American colonialism in Puerto Rico /

"Dr. Rivera Ramos argues that legal constructs and norms govern the struggle for the definition of a specific Puerto Rican identity. This struggle includes the tension between claiming rights of U.S. citizenship and participation on the one hand and asserting a separate cultural identity, on th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rivera Ramos, Efrén, 1947-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2001.
Series:Law and public policy.
Subjects:
Law > United States > Territories and possessions.
Law > Puerto Rico > History.
Sociological jurisprudence > Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico > Colonial influence.
Puerto Rico > Social conditions.
Invloed.
Kolonialisme.
Rechtsgeschiedenis (wetenschap)
Colonial influence.
Law.
Law > Territories and possessions.
Social conditions
Sociological jurisprudence.
Puerto Rico.
United States.
Kolonie.
Rechtssystem.
USA.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Dr. Rivera Ramos argues that legal constructs and norms govern the struggle for the definition of a specific Puerto Rican identity. This struggle includes the tension between claiming rights of U.S. citizenship and participation on the one hand and asserting a separate cultural identity, on the other. In this sense, the law has been a crucial arbiter of self-determination and self-perception as many Puerto Ricans strive to form a distinct national identity. This book will appeal to social scientists and legal scholars interested in the symbiotic relationship between law and society."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 275 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-260) and index.
ISBN:1557986703
9781557986702