Book Breaks with Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rico: A National History

Date & Time:  September 14 21, 2024, 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

book cover: Puerto Rico a National History

Puerto Rico: A National History provides a sweeping account of the archipelago from the centuries before the arrival of Columbus through the first Indigenous insurrection against colonial rule in 1511, the establishment of the commonwealth in 1952, and Hurricane Maria in 2017. According to historian Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, this narrative illuminates how contemporary Puerto Ricans understand their identity, their politics, and their ideas about nationhood.

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