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Puerto Rico; A Political and Cultural History
by Arturo Morales Carrion
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0393301931
- ISBN 13
- 9780393301939
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 1983 W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 1983. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 9th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light surface bumps and light rubbing. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 384 pp 8vo. Puerto Rico became an American possession in 1898 under the Treaty of Paris. The Spaniards brought western civilization to the island; succeeding years saw the rise of the plantation economy as well as the Atlantic Revolutions. The people of Puerto Rico today are caught in a centuries-old dilemma of identity. the author discusses the island's social, institutional, and cultural evolution and provides a historical perspective on all political positions. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006769
- Title
- Puerto Rico; A Political and Cultural History
- Author
- Arturo Morales Carrion
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0393301931
- ISBN 13
- 9780393301939
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Puerto Rico, Treaty of Paris, Spanish Occupation, The Jones Act, Territory of Puerto Rico,
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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