CEF's Recommended Reading (Disclaimer)
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to the Order of Puerto Rico: The Cost of Dependence
by Alexander Odishelidze, Arthur Laffer, Larry Kudlow
Amazon.com
order link
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 Historia
Politica de Puerto Rico (two volumes)
by Antonio Quiñones Calderón
Order info: Border's - Plaza Las Americas, 787-777-0916 tel, 787-777-0916 fax.
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 Semblances
of Sovereignty - The Constitution, The State, and American Citizenship
by T. Alexander Aleinikoff
Amazon.com order link
Addressing fundamental constitutional issues of citizenship and statehood in
American society, Aleinikoff (Georgetown Univ. Law Ctr., Migration Policy Inst.)
here introduces the concept of "sovereignty studies." Such studies
aim to examine relationships between sovereignty, i.e., "supreme legal
authority in the national state," and membership in our society as defined
by U.S. constitutional law. Aleinikoff focuses upon U.S. Supreme Court decisions
involving federal power over immigration, Indian tribes, and "territories" such
as Puerto Rico. (From Library Journal)
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 Strangers
to the Constitution - Immigrants, Borders, and Fundamental Law
by Gerald L. Neuman
Amazon.com order link
Gerald Neuman discusses in historical and contemporary terms the repeated efforts
of U.S. insiders to claim the Constitution as their exclusive property and to
deny constitutional rights to aliens and immigrants--and even citizens if they
are outside the nation's borders. (from Amazon.com) |
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 Foreign
in a Domestic Sense - Puerto Rico, American Expansion, and the Constitution
edited by Christina Duffy Burnett and Burke Marshall
Amazon.com order link
In this groundbreaking study of American imperialism, leading
legal scholars address the problem of the U.S. territories. “Foreign
in a Domestic Sense” will redefine the boundaries of constitutional
scholarship. (from Amazon.com) |
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 Puerto
Rico - The Trials of the Oldest Colony in the World
by José Trías Monge
Amazon.com order link
Although Puerto Rico is technically a territory of the United States, José Trias
Monge prefers the unvarnished term "colony" to describe his homeland's
difficult position. Spain ceded control of the island to the United States more
than 100 years ago, and in that time Washington has continually avowed its desire
to respect the wishes of the Puerto Ricans while systematically limiting its
sovereignty. Only three options remain open to the island: Puerto Rico can remain
a territory with greater sovereignty, become an independent nation, or join the
U.S. as the 51st state. Yet frequent plebiscites held in the territory have resolved
nothing. primarily due, Monge asserts, to the U.S.'s reluctance to truly allow
Puerto Rico to become self-governing before any final decision is made about
the territory's status. Though Monge is quick to point out how Puerto Rico has
benefited from its relationship with the U.S., he is unwavering in his support
of the idea that "Nobody has the right to govern another: it is as simple
as that." ( from Amazon.com) |
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 Language,
Elites, and the State - Nationalism in Puerto Rico and Quebec
by Amílcar A. Barreto
Amazon.com
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Challenging the assumption that nationalism is caused by cultural traits or a
region's subservient economic role, this analysis looks at the growing nationalism
debate in Puerto Rico and Quebec. Barreto contends that Puerto Rican and Quebecois
elites turned to nationalism in reaction to a linguistically based hegemonic
order that socially and economically marginalized them. (from Amazon.com) |
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The Supreme Court and Puerto Rico: The Doctrine of Separate and Unequal
by Juan R. Torruella
order information: contact Cronopios bookstore, In San Juan, by email at cronopio@coqui.net,
or call 787-724-1815.
Send fax requests to 787-724-8177 |
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