Radical Imagination, Radical Humanity: Puerto Rican Political Activism in New York

by Rose Muzio

Book Overview

In this book Rose Muzio analyzes how structural and historical factors--including colonialism, economic marginalization, racial discrimination, and the Black and Brown Power movements of the 1960s--influenced young Puerto Ricans to reject mainstream ideas about political incorporation and join others in struggles against perceived injustices. This analysis provides the first in-depth account of the origins, evolution, achievements, and failures of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438463545
• ISBN13: 9781438463544
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"