Representing Development: New Perspectives About the New Deal in Puerto Rico 1933-36.

Suggests an alternative approach to the traditional perspectives in which the New Deal, specifically the Puerto Rican Emergency Relief Administration, has been represented by Puerto Rico and U.S. historiography. Causes of the failure of New Deal; Politics of representation; Discussion of the contr...

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Publicado en:Centro Journal Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 148 - 180
Autor principal: Rodriguez, Manuel R.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos (Center for Puerto Rican Studies) Fall2002
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Sumario:Suggests an alternative approach to the traditional perspectives in which the New Deal, specifically the Puerto Rican Emergency Relief Administration, has been represented by Puerto Rico and U.S. historiography. Causes of the failure of New Deal; Politics of representation; Discussion of the controversies involving the Agricultural Adjustment Act and the National Recovery Administration.