Introduction to the Second Revised and Updated Edition

Introduction to the Second Edition

Part I. Roots (Las Raíces). Conquerors and Victims: The Image of America Forms (1500-1800)

The Spanish Borderlands and the Making of an Empire (1810-1898)

Banana Republics and Bonds: Taming the Empire's Backyard (1898-1950)

Part II. Branches (Las Ramas). Puerto Ricans: Citizens Yet Foreigners

Mexicans: Pioneers of a Different Type

Cubans: Special Refugees

Dominicans: From the Duarte to the George Washington Bridge

Central Americans: Intervention Comes Home to Roost

Colombians and Panamanians: Overcoming Division and Disdain

Part III. Harvest (La Cosecha). The Return of Juan Seguín: Latinos and the Remaking of American Politics

Immigrants Old and New: Closing Borders of the Mind

Speak spanish, You're in America!: El Huracán over Language and Culture

Free Trade: The Final Conquest of Latin America

Puerto Rico, U.S.A.: Possessed and Unwanted.

Part I. Roots (Las raíces). Conquerors and victims : the image of America forms (1500-1800) ; The Spanish borderlands and the making of an empire (1810-1898) ; Banana republics and bonds : taming the empire's backyard (1898-1950)

Part II. Branches (Las ramas). Puerto Ricans : citizens yet foreigners ; Mexicans : pioneers of a different type ; Cubans : special refugees ; Dominicans : from the Duarte to the George Washington Bridge ; Central Americans : intervention comes home to roost ; Colombians and Panamanians : overcoming division and disdain

Part III. Harvest (La cosecha). The return of Juan Seguín : Latinos and the remaking of American politics ; Immigrants old and new : closing borders of the mind ; Speak Spanish, you're in America! : El Huracán over language and culture ; Free trade : the final conquest of Latin America ; Puerto Rico, U.S.A. : possessed and unwanted

Epilogue

Glossary.