Toward a Discourse of Consent: Mass Mobilization and Colonial Politics in Puerto

Description: Toward a Discourse of Consent by Gabriel Villaronga A familiar feature of analyses about mass mobilization in Latin America between the 1930s and 1950s is an emphasis on manipulation and social control of leaders over their constituencies. This book addresses mass mobilization from a different angle by focusing less on the unidirectional action of leaders and the passivity of their followers and more on the interactive process between agents that informed their support for reform and the articulation of a political discourse based on notions of consent. Villaronga understands the consent of people and their discourse as both open support for socioeconomic improvement and as an agreement between multiple social and political groups about the need for change. To understand how consent produced a situation most beneficial for political leaders but effectively shaped by followers, this book focuses on the interaction between American authorities, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), and its multiple supporters that informed colonial politics in Puerto Rico between 1932 and 1948. Villaronga examines how the PPD in conjunction with U.S. officials created a coalition of disparate sectors such as urban workers, rural laborers, the unemployed, religious groups, women, Communists, independentists, technocrats, and dissidents from other political parties. The emergence of consent entailed a process through which many sectors of Puerto Rican society overcame their exclusion from political debate and constituted themselves as a viable political force. Moreover, consent not only informed a broad coalition of interests in favor of U.S. policies of reform, but also enabled PPD leaders to become the main representatives of the island's mass movement. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A familiar feature of analyses about mass mobilization in Latin America between the 1930s and 1950s is an emphasis on manipulation and social control of leaders over their constituencies. This book addresses mass mobilization from a different angle by focusing less on the unidirectional action of leaders and the passivity of their followers and more on the interactive process between agents that informed their support for reform and the articulation of a political discourse based on notions of consent. Villaronga understands the consent of people and their discourse as both open support for socioeconomic improvement and as an agreement between multiple social and political groups about the need for change. To understand how consent produced a situation most beneficial for political leaders but effectively shaped by followers, this book focuses on the interaction between American authorities, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), and its multiple supporters that informed colonial politics in Puerto Rico between 1932 and 1948.Villaronga examines how the PPD in conjunction with U.S. officials created a coalition of disparate sectors such as urban workers, rural laborers, the unemployed, religious groups, women, Communists, independentists, technocrats, and dissidents from other political parties. The emergence of consent entailed a process through which many sectors of Puerto Rican society overcame their exclusion from political debate and constituted themselves as a viable political force. Moreover, consent not only informed a broad coalition of interests in favor of U.S. policies of reform, but also enabled PPD leaders to become the main representatives of the islands mass movement. Author Biography GABRIEL VILLARONGA is Assistant Professor of History and the Humanities at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamon. Table of Contents PrefaceAbbreviationsA Stage for Imagining Consent: Colonial Politics and U.S. Policies of ReformDemands for Reform and the Rise of Political LeadershipFrom Turmoil to Turning Point: Political Change and the Sugar Strike of 1942Visions of Consent and the Tactics of Political DisplacementConfronting Victory: Electoral Aftermath and the Ascendant Discourse of ConsentThe Challenge of a New Political LogicSelected BibliographyIndex Review ?[I]nstructive for students of Puerto Rican politics and the history of populism. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice?Villarongas book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of twentieth-century Puerto Rican political history. Students of contemporary island party politics and political socialization will also find this work quite enlightening.?-American Historical Review"ÝI¨nstructive for students of Puerto Rican politics and the history of populism. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice"[I]nstructive for students of Puerto Rican politics and the history of populism. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice"Villarongas book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of twentieth-century Puerto Rican political history. Students of contemporary island party politics and political socialization will also find this work quite enlightening."-American Historical Review Promotional Focuses on the interaction between American authorities, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), and its multiple supporters that informed colonial politics in Puerto Rico. Long Description A familiar feature of analyses about mass mobilization in Latin America between the 1930s and 1950s is an emphasis on manipulation and social control of leaders over their constituencies. This book addresses mass mobilization from a different angle by focusing less on the unidirectional action of leaders and the passivity of their followers and more on the interactive process between agents that informed their support for reform and the articulation of a political discourse based on notions of consent. Villaronga understands the consent of people and their discourse as both open support for socioeconomic improvement and as an agreement between multiple social and political groups about the need for change. To understand how consent produced a situation most beneficial for political leaders but effectively shaped by followers, this book focuses on the interaction between American authorities, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), and its multiple supporters that informed colonial politics in Puerto Rico between 1932 and 1948. Villaronga examines how the PPD in conjunction with U.S. officials created a coalition of disparate sectors such as urban workers, rural laborers, the unemployed, religious groups, women, Communists, independentists, technocrats, and dissidents from other political parties. The emergence of consent entailed a process through which many sectors of Puerto Rican society overcame their exclusion from political debate and constituted themselves as a viable political force. Moreover, consent not only informed a broad coalition of interests in favor of U.S. policies of reform, but also enabled PPD leaders to become the main representatives of the islands mass movement. Review Quote "Villarongas book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of twentieth-century Puerto Rican political history. Students of contemporary island party politics and political socialization will also find this work quite enlightening."-American Historical Review Promotional "Headline" Focuses on the interaction between American authorities, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), and its multiple supporters that informed colonial politics in Puerto Rico. Details ISBN0313324239 Author Gabriel Villaronga Short Title TOWARD DISCOURSE OF CONSENT Series Contributions in Latin American Studies Language English ISBN-10 0313324239 ISBN-13 9780313324239 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Number 23 Year 2004 Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Westport Birth 1968 Subtitle Mass Mobilization and Colonial Politics in Puerto Rico, 1932-1948 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc DOI 10.1604/9780313324239 UK Release Date 2004-08-30 AU Release Date 2004-08-30 NZ Release Date 2004-08-30 US Release Date 2004-08-30 Pages 296 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Publication Date 2004-08-30 DEWEY 401.41 Audience General Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7089295;

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