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Agrarian Puerto Rico : reconsidering rural economy and society, 1899-1940 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ayala, CeÌ?sar J. (Author), Bergad, Laird W., 1948- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Puerto Rico > History > 20th century.
Sugar plantations > Puerto Rico > History > 20th century.
Sugar trade > Puerto Rico > History > 20th century.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Sugar plantations.
Sugar trade.
Puerto Rico.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-title page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • 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 Landownership in Rural Puerto Rico
  • 8 Land Tenure Patterns Using Census Data
  • 9 Land Use
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index