Research Catalog

Title

Puerto Rico is in the heart : emigration, labor, and politics in the life and work of Frank Espada / Edward J. Carvalho.

Author

Carvalho, Edward J.

Publication

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

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Description

152 p. : 1 ill.; 22x14 cm.

Summary

Set against the backdrop of contemporary US economic history, "Puerto Rico Is in the Heart"examines the emigration, labor, and political experiences of documentary photographer, human rights activist, and Puerto Rican community leader Frank Espada. The first-ever chronicle of Frank Espada's life and work, this book also considers the socioeconomic and cultural impact of neoliberal programs directed at Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans - early "proto-neoliberal" policies and reforms that would have broad implications for Latinos generally and would become the economic and political templates for Chile, Central America, and other free-trade zones. Edward J. Carvalho draws on interview testimony from Frank Espada, historical and cultural data from his Puerto Rican Diaspora Project, and the writing of Frank Espada's son, the renowned poet Marťn Espada, to present Frank's story of struggle, survival, and human dignity.

Subject

• Espada, Frank, 1930-
• Espada, Frank, 1930- > Criticism and interpretation
• Photographers > Biography
• Human rights workers > Biography
• Puerto Ricans > United States > Social conditions
• Biography, Literature & Literary studies > United States of America, USA > Latin > Hispanic American
• Biography: general > United States of America, USA > Latin > Hispanic American
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History
• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative
• Economic history
• Ethnic studies > United States of America, USA > Latin > Hispanic American
• Hispanic & Latino studies
• Literature & literary studies
• Literature
• Migration, immigration & emigration > United States of America, USA > Latin > Hispanic American
• Migration, immigration & emigration
• POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions
• Social & cultural history > United States of America, USA > Latin > Hispanic American
• Social conditions
• The Arts > United States of America, USA > Latin > Hispanic American
• The arts
• Puerto Rico > Social conditions

Genre/Form

• Biographies
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-130) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Beloved and reviled -- "We came to this country broke" -- "[N]ot good enough" -- "Organizing : "[A] question of survival" -- Conclusion : the return.

ISBN

• 9781137331410 (hbk.)
• 1137331410 (hbk.)

OCLC

• 1032670985
• SCSB-13247353

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library