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This book explores the ways in which Bernard Lonergan's philosophy provides exactly the kind of support F.R. Leavis was hoping to find when looking for support for his critical approach to literature after failing to find the support he sought for his argument in the dominance of logical positivism at that time.

This article will first examine the unique characteristics of the Puerto Rican migration; secondly, it will study the process of assimilation particularly in relation to the search for identity which presents a number of special problems to the Puerto Ricans. It will analyze one of the special problems of identity which consists in a shift from an emphasis on culture to an emphasis on power as the basis for the establishment of a strong Puerto Rican community. Finally it will seek to interpret the experience of the Puerto Ricans as part of the human effort and suffering inevitably involved in the continuing creative achievement of New York City. In the historical perspective of the past migrations to the City it is reasonable to be optimistic about the present one. To strengthen this optimistic view, the creative, mobile elements among the Puerto Ricans must assume a greater role in the institutional structures and decision making processes of the mainland.