The Puerto Rican Journey revisited: politics and the study of Puerto Rican migration
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| author | Edgardo Meléndez Vélez |
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| contents | The Puerto Rican Journey revisited: politics and the study of Puerto Rican migration Edgardo Meléndez Vélez Sociología This article assesses the historical and political context of ThePuerto Rican Journey, a seminal text in the study of Puerto Ricanmigration. It argues that political objectives were more importantthan scholarly ones in launching this project. It was commissionedby the Puerto Rican government in an attempt to counteract theanti-Puerto Rican campaign-known in New York and Puerto Ricoas the Puerto Rican problem-that unfolded in New York Cityduring 1947. The process whereby the study was defined isexamined, as well as its content and consequences for futureanalysis of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. 2005 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37717211 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.2 Vol.XVII |
| format | Artículo científico |
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| institution | Redalyc |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2005 |
| publisher | The City University of New York |
| spellingShingle | The Puerto Rican Journey revisited: politics and the study of Puerto Rican migration Edgardo Meléndez Vélez Sociología The Puerto Rican Journey revisited: politics and the study of Puerto Rican migration Edgardo Meléndez Vélez Sociología This article assesses the historical and political context of ThePuerto Rican Journey, a seminal text in the study of Puerto Ricanmigration. It argues that political objectives were more importantthan scholarly ones in launching this project. It was commissionedby the Puerto Rican government in an attempt to counteract theanti-Puerto Rican campaign-known in New York and Puerto Ricoas the Puerto Rican problem-that unfolded in New York Cityduring 1947. The process whereby the study was defined isexamined, as well as its content and consequences for futureanalysis of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. 2005 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37717211 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.2 Vol.XVII |
| title | The Puerto Rican Journey revisited: politics and the study of Puerto Rican migration |
| topic | Sociología |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37717211 |