SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 6, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "A poet, politician, public servant, and patriot. He has led his people to new heights of dignity and purpose, and transformed a stricken land into a vital society." These are the words that summarize the life of a true patriot. Behind every great nation is a true public servant who risks his life to push his country forward. From Xlibris online bookstore comes a book from a known writer, Jose A. Rivera.
This work is the most serious effort to date to comprehend the political thought of Luis Munoz Marin. The Political Thought of Luis Munoz Marin is a book that clarifies the foundation on which the structure of contemporary Puerto Rican society has been erected. Luis Munoz was a poet, journalist and political leader who led a peaceful revolution that transformed Puerto Rico from a poor, agrarian economy to a modern, industrial one. His thoughts opened the gate towards the political relationship with the United States. The economy and restructuring of his country's society boomed because of him. His work has been fundamental in all aspects of Puerto Rico's history.
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About the Author
A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jose A. Rivera completed a bachelor's degree at Yale University, a master's degree at the University of Puerto Rico, and a doctorate in philosophy at The Catholic University of America. His doctoral dissertation explored "Political Autonomy and the Good in the Thought of Yves R. Simon and Luis Munoz Marin."
Professor Rivera teaches philosophy at the University of the Sacred Heart in San Juan. He has written four books, The Political Thought of Luis Munoz Marin, Meditaciones munocistas, Nuevo enfoque del bien y del mal and Asi hablo Socrates and several articles in philosophical theology, ethics, and political philosophy.
The Political Thought of Luis Munoz Marin * by Jose A. Rivera
Publication Date: June 26, 2002
Trade Paperback; $17.84; 126 pages; 978-1-4010-4672-9
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