Puerto Rico under colonial rule political persecution and the quest for human rights

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Political persecution against Puerto Rican anti-colonial activists in the 20th century / Ramón Bosque-Pérez -- The critical year of 1936 through the reports of the Military Intelligence Division / María E. Estades-Font -- The Smith Act goes to San Juan / Ivonne Acosta-Lespier -- Imprisonment and colonial domination/ José (Ché) Paralitici -- Puerto Rico--the puzzle of human rights and self-determination / José Javier Colón-Morera -- The changing nature of intolerance / Jorge Benítez-Nazario -- The Puerto Rican political prisoners in U.S. prisons / Jan Susler -- Puerto Rican independentistas--subversives or subverted? / Alberto L. Márquez -- Vieques--to be or not to be / Jalil Sued-Badillo -- Expropriation and displacement of civilians in Vieques, 1940-1950 / César J. Ayala and Viviana Carro-Figueroa -- Vieques, civil society and new political scenarios / José Javier Colón-Morera and José E. Rivera-Santana.