Agrarian Puerto Rico: Reconsidering Rural Economy and Society, 1899-1940

ISBN-13: 9781108488464 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 322 str.

Cesar J. Ayala; Laird W. Bergad

Opis

An examination of the evolution of land tenure and social structure in various economic zones of Puerto Rico during the early twentieth century. Archival data show that the integration of Puerto Rico into the US economy led to overwhelmingly diverse outcomes in different socioeconomic regions of the island.

Recenzje

'… a welcome and thorough resource to aid in writing new histories of Puerto Rico.' Tim Lorek, CENTRO Journal

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; List of maps; Introduction; 1. The myth of the disappeared legion of proprietors; 2. The coffee economy; 3. The sugar industry; 4. The tobacco industry; 5. Economic transformation and demographic change; 6. Land concentration/fragmentation using land-tax records; 7. Rates of land ownership in rural Puerto Rico; 8. Land tenure patterns using census data; 9. Land use; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.