Colonialism and its Aftermaths in Vieques, Puerto Rico: How U.S. Hegemony Led to Contamination, a Superfund Site, and Local Mistrust
After sixty-two years of U.S. military testing, the small Puerto Rican island of Vieques and its residents continue to fight against ongoing environmental and social effects of U.S. hegemony. Starting with the arrival of the Spanish, then with U.S. occupation and use of Vieques as a military stopove...
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2018
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Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1152 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2119&context=scripps_theses |