Sponsored Identities: Cultural Politics in Puerto Rico

By Arlene M. Dávila

Book Overview

Examines the creation of an essentialist view of nationhood based on a peasant culture and a unifying Hispanic heritage, and the ways in which grassroots organizations challenge and reconfigure definitions of national identity through their own activities and representations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566395496
• ISBN13: 9781566395496
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

One of the best books on Puerto Rico, a must read.

This is a very acute study of cultural politics in Puerto Rico. The author exposes the dynamics that make culture such an important forum to debate identity among Puerto Ricans on the island and abroad. It is an excellent book and a must read for anyone interested in contemporary Puerto Rican studies.