Puerto Rico and the Origins of U.S. Global Empire

<p>Drawing on a postcolonial legal history of United States territorial expansionism this book provides an analysis of the foundations of US global empire. Charles R. Venator-Santiago argues that the United States has developed three traditions of territorial expansionism with corresponding constitutional interpretations namely colonialist imperialist and global expansionist. <i>Puerto Rico and the Origins of U.S. Global Empire: The Disembodied Shade</i> marries a unique study of Puerto Rican legal history with a new interpretation of contemporary U.S. policy. As such it is a valuable resource for students and scholars of the legal and historical disciplines especially those with a specific interest in American and Postcolonial Studies. </p>