Soldiers of the Nation
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Soldiers of the Nation

Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868–1952

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Soldiers of the Nation

Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868–1952

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As the island of Puerto Rico transitioned from Spanish to U.S. imperial rule, the military and political mobilization of popular sectors of its society played important roles in the evolution of its national identities and subsequent political choices. While scholars of American imperialism have examined the political, economic, and cultural aspects of U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico, few have considered the integral role of Puerto Rican men in colonial military service and in helping to consolidate the empire. In Soldiers ofthe Nation Harry Franqui-Rivera argues that the emergence of strong and complicated Puerto Rican national identities is deeply rooted in the long history of colonial military organizations on the island. Franqui-Rivera examines the patterns of inclusion-exclusion within the military and the various forms of citizenship that are subsequently transformed into socioeconomic and political enfranchisement. Analyzing the armed forces as an agent of cultural homogenization, Franqui-Rivera further explains the formation and evolution of Puerto Rican national identities that eventually led to the creation of the Estado Libre Asociado (the commonwealth) in 1952.Franqui-Rivera concludes that Puerto Rican soldiers were neither cannon fodder for the metropolis nor the pawns of the criollo political elites. Rather, they were men with complex identities who demonstrated a liberal, popular, and broad definition of Puertorriqueñidad.

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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781496205445
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. Birth of a Nation
  11. 2. Puerto Rican a la Americana
  12. 3. A New Day Has Dawnedt
  13. 4. War against the Yankees!
  14. 5. Education, Industrialization, and Decolonization
  15. 6. Fighting for the “Nation”?
  16. Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
  20. About Harry Franqui-Rivera
  21. Series List