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Agrarian History of Puerto Rico, 1870–1930

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2022

Laird W. Bergad
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The broad nature of the task of summarizing the state of our knowledge of the agrarian history of Puerto Rico in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is counterbalanced by the scarcity of literature on the topic. In many cases it has resulted in generalizations and over simplifications that cannot be avoided at this time. This survey is restricted to the commercial agricultural activities—sugar, coffee, and tobacco—since these industries shaped the economic history of the island in the period under consideration. More questions are raised than are answered. As a result, it is hoped that the topical areas touched upon will become objects of future research.

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Latin American Research Review , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , 1978 , pp. 63 - 94
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Copyright © 1978 by the University of Texas Press

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I would like to thank Harold Sims, Murdo MacLeod, and Magnus Mörner for reading and commenting on an earlier version of this article.

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