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Truman y Puerto Rico : el origen de un proyecto descolonizador fallido

Title
Truman y Puerto Rico : el origen de un proyecto descolonizador fallido / Ángel Collado Schwarz.
Author
Collado Schwarz, Ángel, 1951-
Publication
[San Juan, P.R.] : La Voz del Centro, 2019.

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Description
xv, 511 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
"President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Atlantic Charter in 1941 promoting the world's decolonization. US granted independence to the Philippines and created the perception of decolonizing Puerto Rico with the establishment of the Commonwealth. This is the story of President Harry S. Truman and his principal advisor, Fleet Admiral William D Leahy (former Governor of Puerto Rico) role in creating the perception of Puerto Rico's decolonization. Truman appointed the first Puerto Rican governor; approved the law for Puerto Ricans to elect their governor and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico new Constitution. The book covers the controlling role of the US Navy over Puerto Rico and the island's protagonism during World War II and the Cold War."--Publisher's description.
Subject
  • Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
  • 1898-1999
  • Decolonization > Puerto Rico
  • Self-determination, National > Puerto Rico > History > 20th century
  • Decolonization
  • International relations
  • Politics and government
  • Self-determination, National
  • Puerto Rico > Politics and government > 1898-1952
  • Puerto Rico > Relations > United States
  • United States > Relations > Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-494) and index.
Call Number
ReCAP 21-2697
ISBN
  • 9781933545165
  • 193354516X
LCCN
2020391486
OCLC
1110013877
Author
Collado Schwarz, Ángel, 1951- author.
Title
Truman y Puerto Rico : el origen de un proyecto descolonizador fallido / Ángel Collado Schwarz.
Publisher
[San Juan, P.R.] : La Voz del Centro, 2019.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-494) and index.
Chronological Term
1898-1999
Research Call Number
ReCAP 21-2697
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