{"product_id":"dream-nation-puerto-rican-culture-and-the-fictions-of-independence-latinidad-transnational-cultures-in-the-united-states-9780813565460","title":"Dream Nation Puerto Rican Culture and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past fifty years, Puerto Rican voters have roundly rejected any calls for national independence. Yet the rhetoric and iconography of independence have been defining features of Puerto Rican literature and culture. In this provocative new book, María Acosta Cruz investigates the roots and effects of this profound disconnect between cultural fantasy and political reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No other book weaves together so beautifully and completely the political, historical, social, economic, and cultural threads which make up the tapestry of Puerto Rican nationalism. Graceful, thought provoking, and deeply learned, \u003ci\u003eDream Nation\u003c\/i\u003e will certainly have a lasting impact.\" -- Frederick Luis Aldama * author of A Concise History of Latino\/a Literature *\u003cbr\u003e\"Gutsy and provocative, \u003ci\u003eDream Nation\u003c\/i\u003e explores the 'semantics of desire' of colonial tropes of independence, challenging readers to probe and explicate the gaping abyss between yearning and fulfillment in identity politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Ivette Romero * author of Repeating Islands: Displacements and Transformations in Caribbean Cultures *\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent book and an engrossing read. Highly recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Literary Tradition and the Canon of Independence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Breaking Tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. From the Lush Land to the Traffic Jam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Dream History, Dream Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Dreaming in Spanglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiographical Appendix\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405786063191,"sku":"9780813565460","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813565460.jpg?v=1730493612","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dream-nation-puerto-rican-culture-and-the-fictions-of-independence-latinidad-transnational-cultures-in-the-united-states-9780813565460","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}