(Post-)colonial Archipelagos: Comparing the Legacies of Spanish Colonialism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

This interdisciplinary volume examines the colonial legacies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, focusing on the continuing legacies of Spanish colonialism. It offers new and surprising insights into the study of colonial and postcolonial constellations, making the empirical material accessible to students, researchers, and the public.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2022
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press

The Puerto Rican debt crisis, the challenges of social, political, and economic transition in Cuba, and the populist politics of Duterte in the Philippines are often seen as disparate experiences of social reality. Despite being colonized by the same two colonial powers, the Spanish Empire and the United States, research in the fields of history and the social sciences rarely draws connections between these three contexts. This interdisciplinary volume, situated at the intersection of Postcolonial Studies, Latin American Studies, Caribbean Studies, and History, brings together scholars from the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines to examine the colonial legacies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Instead of solely focusing on the legacies of US colonialism, the volume emphasizes the enduring impacts of Spanish colonialism. The analyses presented in the volume offer fresh and unexpected insights into the study of colonial and postcolonial constellations, which are of interest not only to experts but also to readers interested in the social, political, economic, and cultural dynamics of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines during Spanish colonization and in the present. The empirical material is supported by a rigorous and systematic analytical framework, making it accessible to students, researchers, and the general public alike.

The Puerto Rican debt crisis, the challenges of social, political, and economic transition in Cuba, and the populist politics of Duterte in the Philippines are often seen as disparate experiences of social reality. Despite being colonized by the same two colonial powers, the Spanish Empire and the United States, research in the fields of history and the social sciences rarely draws connections between these three contexts. This interdisciplinary volume, situated at the intersection of Postcolonial Studies, Latin American Studies, Caribbean Studies, and History, brings together scholars from the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines to examine the colonial legacies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Instead of solely focusing on the legacies of US colonialism, the volume emphasizes the enduring impacts of Spanish colonialism. The analyses presented in the volume offer fresh and unexpected insights into the study of colonial and postcolonial constellations, which are of interest not only to experts but also to readers interested in the social, political, economic, and cultural dynamics of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines during Spanish colonization and in the present. The empirical material is supported by a rigorous and systematic analytical framework, making it accessible to students, researchers, and the general public alike.

Weight: 628g
Dimension: 159 x 318 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780472038848