ECU Libraries Catalog

Puerto Rican citizen : history and political identity in twentieth-century New York City / Lorrin Thomas.

Author/creator Thomas, Lorrin
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoChicago ; London : University of Chicago Press,
Descriptionx, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Historical studies of urban America
Historical studies of urban America. ^A372868
Contents Introduction: Puerto Ricans, citizenship, and recognition -- New citizens of New York : community organization and political culture in the twenties -- Confronting race in the metropole : racial ascription and racial discourse during the Depression -- Pursuing the promise of the New Deal : relief and the politics of nationalism in the thirties -- How to represent the postwar migration : the liberal establishment, the Puerto Rican Left, and the "Puerto Rican problem" -- How to study the postwar migrant : social science, Puerto Ricans, and social problems -- "Juan Q. Citizen," aspirantes, and Young Lords : youth activism in a new world -- Epilogue: from colonial citizen to Nuyorican.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [255]-331) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009035824
ISBN9780226796086 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226796086 (cloth : alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available