Lewis, Gordon K. <br/><br/>
Puerto Rico :  freedom and power in the Caribbean / 
 Freedom and power in the Caribbean 
Gordon K. Lewis ; with an introduction by Anthony Maingot. 
 - [Rev. ed.]. 
 - Kingston, Jamaica ;  Miami :  Ian Randle,  c2004. 
 - xxxi, 658 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Originally published in the USA 1963 by Monthly Review Press." 
<br/><br/>Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [607]-647) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The nature of the problem -- pt. I. The Past: The Caribbean background -- The Spanish legacy -- The rise of the American Mediterranean -- The imperialism of neglect: 1898-1932 -- The politics of survival: 1898-1932 -- The New Deal experiment -- 1940 and after: the Populares -- pt. II. The present: Operation Bootstrap: the advent of industrialization -- The problem of economic dependency -- The role of labor -- Class and community -- family, religion, and color -- The debate on 'Americanization' -- The machinery of government: Executive, Administrative, and Judicial -- The machinery of government: Judicial -- Parties and politics -- The problem of political status -- The growth of education -- The character of public opinion -- pt. III. The Future: Puerto Rico and th Caribbean -- Puerto Rico and the Americas -- Puerto Rico and the world society -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9766371725 9789766371722 0975352911 9780975352915 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA470730  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013002696  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Puerto Rico.<br/>Puerto Rico--Social conditions.<br/>Puerto Rico--Politics and government.<br/>Puerto Rico--History.<br/>Porto Rico--Histoire.<br/>Porto Rico--Politique et gouvernement.<br/>Porto Rico--Conditions sociales.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F1958  / .L4 2004 117 F 1958  / L674p 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>972.95