The Puerto Rican debt crisis, the challenges of social, political, and economic transition in Cuba, and the populist politics of Duterte in the Philippines—these topics are typically seen as disparate experiences of social reality. Though these island territories were colonized by the same two colon
(Post-)Colonial Archipelagos: Comparing the Legacies of Spanish Colonialism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
✍ Scribed by Hans-Jürgen Burchardt, Johanna Leinius, (Eds.)
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 383
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Contents
Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Part 1. An Archipelagic View on (Post-) Colonial Legacies
1. Of Archipelagic Connections and Postcolonial Divides | Johanna Leinius and Hans-Jürgen Burchardt
2. The Paradoxes of (Post-) Colonial Archipelagos—a Proposal for Postcolonizing Comparative Research | Johanna Leinius
3. Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and the Crisis of the Great Empire: Global Dynamics and Local Developments | Josep M. Fradera
Part 2. The Past and Present of the Political Economy and Authority in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
4. Spain in Cuba: Policies, Structures, Economic Practices, and Colonial Relations | Antonio Santamaría García
5. The Political Economy of Contemporary Cuba | Jacqueline Laguardia Martinez
6. Puerto Rico’s Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Constellations: Economy, Society, and Polity | Emilio Pantojas-García
7. The Political Economy of Contemporary Puerto Rico | Argeo T. Quiñones Pérez and Ian J. Seda-Irizarry
8. Sui generis: The Political Economy of the Philippines during the Spanish Colonial Regime | Alvin A. Camba and Maria Isabel B. Aguilar
9. The Political Economy of Power in Contemporary Philippines: Patterns of Continuity and Change | Teresa R. Melgar
Part 3. The Past and Present of the Hierarchization of Difference and Power in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
10. Spanish Colonization’s Mark on Cuba | Javiher Gutiérrez Forte and Janet Iglesias Cruz
11. Race, Gender, and Social Structure in Contemporary Cuba: Between Colonial Legacy and Current Structural Transformations | Jenny Morín Nenoff
12. The Perpetual Colony: Historical Memory and Inequalities in Puerto Rican Society | Milagros Denis-Rosario
13. Postcolonial Colonialism in Puerto Rico: Inequality, Capital, and Social Transfers | Miguel A. Rivera Quiñones
14. Colonial Government and Social Organization in the Spanish Philippines: Interactions and Ruptures | María Dolores Elizalde
15. Social Inequalities and Political Organization in the Philippines | Cristina Cielo
Part 4. The (Post-) Colonial Legacies of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines: A Comparative View
16. Legacies of Slavery and People of African Descent in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean | Michael Zeuske
17. Patterns of Work, Stratification, and Social Prestige in the Late Spanish Colonial Empire | Jochen Kemner
18. Lessons Learned: The Legacies of Spanish Colonialism | Hans-Jürgen Burchardt
Contributors
Index
✦ Table of Contents
Contents
Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Part 1. An Archipelagic View on (Post-) Colonial Legacies
1. Of Archipelagic Connections and Postcolonial Divides | Johanna Leinius and Hans-Jürgen Burchardt
2. The Paradoxes of (Post-) Colonial Archipelagos—a Proposal for Postcolonizing Comparative Research | Johanna Leinius
3. Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and the Crisis of the Great Empire: Global Dynamics and Local Developments | Josep M. Fradera
Part 2. The Past and Present of the Political Economy and Authority in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
4. Spain in Cuba: Policies, Structures, Economic Practices, and Colonial Relations | Antonio Santamaría García
5. The Political Economy of Contemporary Cuba | Jacqueline Laguardia Martinez
6. Puerto Rico’s Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Constellations: Economy, Society, and Polity | Emilio Pantojas-García
7. The Political Economy of Contemporary Puerto Rico | Argeo T. Quiñones Pérez and Ian J. Seda-Irizarry
8. Sui generis: The Political Economy of the Philippines during the Spanish Colonial Regime | Alvin A. Camba and Maria Isabel B. Aguilar
9. The Political Economy of Power in Contemporary Philippines: Patterns of Continuity and Change | Teresa R. Melgar
Part 3. The Past and Present of the Hierarchization of Difference and Power in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
10. Spanish Colonization’s Mark on Cuba | Javiher Gutiérrez Forte and Janet Iglesias Cruz
11. Race, Gender, and Social Structure in Contemporary Cuba: Between Colonial Legacy and Current Structural Transformations | Jenny Morín Nenoff
12. The Perpetual Colony: Historical Memory and Inequalities in Puerto Rican Society | Milagros Denis-Rosario
13. Postcolonial Colonialism in Puerto Rico: Inequality, Capital, and Social Transfers | Miguel A. Rivera Quiñones
14. Colonial Government and Social Organization in the Spanish Philippines: Interactions and Ruptures | María Dolores Elizalde
15. Social Inequalities and Political Organization in the Philippines | Cristina Cielo
Part 4. The (Post-) Colonial Legacies of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines: A Comparative View
16. Legacies of Slavery and People of African Descent in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean | Michael Zeuske
17. Patterns of Work, Stratification, and Social Prestige in the Late Spanish Colonial Empire | Jochen Kemner
18. Lessons Learned: The Legacies of Spanish Colonialism | Hans-Jürgen Burchardt
Contributors
Index
✦ Subjects
Puerto Rico; Cuba; Philippines; Filipinas
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