Puerto Rico - Jorge (Professor of Anthropology Duany - Bog

In the second edition of Puerto Rico: What Everyone Needs to Know®, Jorge Duany provides a compendium to the island's rich history, culture, politics, economy, and diaspora. Written in an accessible question-and-answer format, Duany covers the history of the island as well as the demographic, economic, political, and cultural features of contemporary Puerto Rico. He examines the inner workings of the Commonwealth government and the island's relationship to the United States. New material examines the multiple issues affecting Puerto Rico in the last decade, including a prolonged recession, the devastating impact of two hurricanes, and the largest migrant wave ever recorded from Puerto Rico.