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Subjects Into Citizens: Puerto Rican Power and the Territorial Government, 1898-1923

Logsdon, Zachary Thomas
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2637-5241
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1588198503239923

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2020, Master of Arts, Miami University, History.
Previous scholarship on Puerto Rican power in their imperial relationship with the United States has argued that Puerto Ricans lacked political power and were generally excluded from meaningful roles within the territory's government during the first two decades of 20th century. This position is an inaccurate assessment of political life in Puerto Rico. While the successive administrations from McKinley to Taft did engage in a program of "political education" that mandated a great deal of mainlander control over the government, Puerto Ricans held power in both official and unofficial capacities and exercised influence in the government. This power structure shifted during the Wilson Administration as Puerto Ricans took advantage of powers that were delegated from Washington to assert their position in the territorial government and to challenge mainlander officials. This thesis shows that, contrary to existing scholarship, Puerto Ricans wielded a potent degree of influence and power in their government between 1898 and 1923.
Amanda McVety, PhD (Advisor)
Andrew Offenburger, PhD (Committee Member)
Jose Amador, PhD (Committee Member)
57 p.
American History; History
Puerto Rico; American Empire; Imperialism; Colonialism; US Territories; Spanish-American War; Puerto Rican Politics; Imperial Administration

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  • Logsdon, Z. T. (2020). Subjects Into Citizens: Puerto Rican Power and the Territorial Government, 1898-1923 [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1588198503239923

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Logsdon, Zachary. Subjects Into Citizens: Puerto Rican Power and the Territorial Government, 1898-1923 . 2020. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1588198503239923.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Logsdon, Zachary. "Subjects Into Citizens: Puerto Rican Power and the Territorial Government, 1898-1923 ." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1588198503239923

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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