Prohibition in Puerto Rico,1917-1933
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4017976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Truman R Clark (Lone Star College–Tomball, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-97 |
| Publication date | 1995-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x00010178 |
| OpenAlex | W2006032768 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
With the passage of the Jones Act (1917), the United States expanded Puerto Rican autonomy, made Puerto Ricans citizens of the USA, and gave the island prohibition of alcohol. The Puerto Rican people overwhelmingly ratified prohibition in a referendum in July 1917. Prohibition won because it was emotionally linked to patriotism and morality. Prohibition enforcement was almost impossible, compounded by the colonial status of the island. It was that status which brought an immediate end to prohibition in Puerto Rico with the demise of prohibition in the United States in 1933
Autonomy · Colonialism · Demise · Enforcement · Ethnology · Political science · Politics · Puerto rican · Referendum · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Cuban History and Society · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |