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Puerto Ricans in the Empire : Tobacco Growers and U.S. Colonialism
Most studies of Puerto Rico's relations with the United States have focused on the sugar industry, recounting a tale of victimization and imperial abuse driven by the interests of U.S. sugar companies. But inPuerto Ricans in the Empire, Teresita A. Levy looks at a different agricultural sector,...
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Rutgers University Press,
[2015]
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| 520 | |a Most studies of Puerto Rico's relations with the United States have focused on the sugar industry, recounting a tale of victimization and imperial abuse driven by the interests of U.S. sugar companies. But inPuerto Ricans in the Empire, Teresita A. Levy looks at a different agricultural sector, tobacco growing, and tells a story in which Puerto Ricans challenged U.S. officials and fought successfully for legislation that benefited the island. Levy describes how small-scale, politically involved, independent landowners grew most of the tobacco in Puerto Rico. She shows how, to gain access to pol. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
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| 650 | 7 | |a Politics and government. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 | |
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| 650 | 7 | |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS |x Industries |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Tabac |x Aspect politique |z Porto Rico |x Histoire. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Tabac |x Industrie |z Porto Rico |x Histoire. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Tobacco |x Political aspects |z Puerto Rico |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Tobacco industry |z Puerto Rico |x History. | |
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| 651 | 7 | |a Puerto Rico. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01205432 | |
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