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Rodriguez, Manuel R., 1967-

A new deal for the tropics : Puerto Rico during the Depression era, 1932-1935 / Manuel R. Rodríguez. - viii, 161 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Bringing the promise of modernity : a new deal for Puerto Rico, 1932-1935 -- From emergency relief to development : the emergence of the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration -- The heralds of modernity : the role of Puerto Rican professionals in the Puerto Rican Relief Administration -- The deployment of development : the implementation of the Prera Programs and their impact upon Puerto Rican society -- The limits of the PRERA as a development project and the rise of a new government rationale.

ISBN: 9781558765177 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 1558765174 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 9781558765184 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 1558765182 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

LCCN: 2010033364

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Depressions--Puerto Rico.--1929
New Deal, 1933-1939--Puerto Rico.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Puerto Rico--History--1898-1952

LC Class. No.: F1975 / .R638 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 338.97295009/043