This new and very important collection of essays reinterprets and updates the history of New York's Puerto Rican community and its leaders from the beginnings of the great migration in the 1940s to the present time. The collection also honors the memory of the late Dr. Antonia Pantoja; who was perhaps the community's most important and influential activist and institution builder during this period. The book is organized in chronological order and includes chapters by noted historians; sociologists; and political scientists; such as Virginia Sanchez Korrol; Ana Celia Zentella; Jose Cruz; Francisco Rivera Batiz; and Gabriel Haslip-Viera. These chapters focus on issues of culture; demography; language; economic status; politics; and community organization. Eminently useful in college-level courses that deal with Latinos and other ethnic groups in U.S. society; the book ends with essays by Angelo Falcon and Clara E. Rodriguez that assess the legacy; current status; and future prospects of the Puerto Rican community in New York.
#2359642 in Books US Naval Institute Press 2000-12Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .89 x 8.83 x 11.18l; #File Name: 1557508941272 pages
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Excellent supplementary bookBy Gene FeiersteinThis book is an ideal companion to other histories of the Civil War. Its title; however; is a bit misleading. It is a book about ships; not about navies. It gives the vital statistics and brief service records for all the Union and Confederate ships but contains little else. Its real value is that it "puts a face" to the ship names in most civil war histories.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Civil War NaviesBy GramsThis is a great book. I am very interested in the Civil War and this book on the history of navies added to my collection of books nicely.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. US Navy shipsBy Robert J. McwatersI good reference source for early navy ships of the US Navy. As a shelf book i prize it highly I am familar with Paul Silvertstone for the naval Photos obtained from him in earlier years.
