Puerto Rico: The Four-Storeyed Country and Other Essays

by José Luis González

In this work, Gonz lez dismantles the myth of a dominant Spanish and racially white national culture in Puerto Rican history. He claims that the national identity is primarily Mestizo (mixed race) with a significant contribution from Africa. Gonz lez calls the African slaves and Mestizo peasantry the first Puerto Ricans because they were the first inhabitants who had to make the island their home. Having witnessed successful uprisings in neighboring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558766456
• ISBN13: 9781558766457
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"