Puerto Rico in the American Century: A History since 1898

Offering a comprehensive overview of Puerto Rico’s history and evolution since the installation of U.S. rule, César Ayala and Rafael Bernabe connect the island’s economic, political, cultural, and social past. Puerto Rico in the American Century explores Puerto Ricans in the diaspora as well as the island residents, who experience an unusual and daily conundrum: they consider themselves a distinct people but are part of the American political system; they have U.S. citizenship but are not r...