The United States and the Development of the Puerto Rican Status Question, 1936-1968

by Surendra Bhana

This study traces the evolution of political status in Puerto Rico from 1936 to 1968, with special emphasis on the events that led to the creation of the Commonwealth in 1952. No other work published in English has dealt with the Puerto Rican status question in such detail.

The central problem in the status debate has been: how to strike a happy balance between Puerto Rico's economic needs, which could be filled through uninterrupted association...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700631399
• ISBN13: 9780700631391
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"