Patria y universo

"The author, one of the most respected Puerto Rican independence leaders, presents an eloquent defense of the separatist option published just prior to the 1993 plebiscite. Rejecting the vote as a solution to the 'status question,' he proposes activism on the part of independentistas as a way to sway other Puerto Ricans, the US government, and the international community to support decolonization. He introduces his position with reflections on the political trajectories of Pedro Albizu Campos, Eugenio María de Hostos, and his own"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.