Race, Identity and Indigenous Politics: Puerto Rican Neo-Tainos in the Diaspora and the Island

This book is a follow-up to "Ta no Revival: Critical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Identity and Cultural Politics," an edited volume last published in 2001. The book focuses on a socio-cultural and political movement among some Puerto Ricans and others who have adopted an exclusive Amerindian identity in recent decades as an alternative to the prevailing nationalist identity in place in Puerto Rico since the early 1950s based on the overall and demonstrated biological and cultural hybridity of its people. The book focuses on writings and debates that have ensued since the publication of "Ta no Revival " in 2001, and includes a discussion of the genetic background of Puerto Ricans, their history and culture, along with some speculation on why a subset of the Puerto Rican population, both on the island and the Diaspora, would adopt an excusive and unproven Amerindian identity they call Ta no which is a name that was given to the island s original inhabitants by 20th century scholars.