A New Deal in Puerto Rico: Colonial Development and Governmentality, 1929-1935. Manuel R. Rodrguez Contributor(s): Rodriguez, Manuel R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1558765182 ISBN-13: 9781558765184 Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | Latin America - General |
Dewey: 338.972 |
LCCN: 2010033364 |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6" W x 9" (0.57 lbs) 170 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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Publisher Description: In the 1930s, Puerto Rico was economically and culturally a nineteenth-century agrarian state dominated by sugar and coffee plantations. Then came the New Deal, and the island changed forever. Puerto Rico entered the twentieth century in every respect, including its economy, culture, and infrastructure. This transformation was neither easy nor without resistance. The author capably leads the reader through this upheaval with all its ups and downs. |