Land Reform in Puerto Rico Modernizing the Colonial State, 1941-1969 |
|
| Author:
| Garcia-Colon, Ismael |
| Series title: | New Directions in Puerto Rican Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-3363-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
|
The 1930s and the reign of the New Dealers in Washington brought incredible changes to Puerto Rican society. A new land redistribution plan, formalized in the 1941 Land Law, aimed at enfranchising, empowering, and urbanizing the landless workers by resettling them in houses that they would own. This title portrays the land redistribution program.
The 1930s and the reign of the New Dealers in Washington brought incredible changes to Puerto Rican society. A new land redistribution plan, formalized in the 1941 Land Law, aimed at enfranchising, empowering, and urbanizing the landless workers by resettling them in houses that they would own. This title portrays the land redistribution program.