Creating Tropical Yankees: Social Science Textbooks and U.S. Ideological Control in Puerto Rico, 1898-1908

by Jose-Manuel Navarro

Overview

This work explores how after acquiring Puerto Rico in 1898, the United States engaged in a systematic ideological conquest of the population through social science textbooks used in the public school system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138880108
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/07/2015
Series:	Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Ideology and Education in Puerto Rick, 1493-1898 2. The Ideology of U.S. Policy Makers 3. The Hampton-Tuskegee-Carlisle Model of Education 4. History and Geography Textbooks Used in the Public Schools, 1898-1908 5. Two Master Historians: John Back McMaster and Salvdor Brau 6. Conclusions

Editorial Reviews

"Jose-Manuel Navarro explores an important and intriguing subject: Puerto Rican education under colonial rule by the United States. Navarro's sources are well chosen and highly revealing." — American Historical Review

"Navarro's book is based on careful research of the reports of the commissioners of education in Puerto Rico, and the author quotes at length from original documents. This is most useful, as it gives today's reader the actual flavor of the debates at the time. The citations offer a window into the world views of the colonizers."

- César J. Ayala, The Journal of American History

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