The Cold War and the second expropriations of the Navy in Vieques
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| contents | The Cold War and the second expropriations of the Navy in Vieques César Ayala Casás José Bolívar Fresneda Sociología Navy Vieques Cold War Puerto Rico Expropriations The 1941 expropriations in Vieques did not seal the military future ofthe island and did not have to do with target practice. This outcomeissued from a second, decisive wave of Navy expropriations in Viequesin 19478. The success of this second wave of expropriations linked tothe initiation of the Cold War, was hardly predetermined, but ratherresulted from a complex interplay between power and negotiationunder rapidly changing world conditions. In this process, major forcesbeyond the Pentagon played an important role: the Islands sugarquota, the project for an elected governor, the economic clout ofthe Navy presence in Puerto Rico, and local conflicts around largescale,state-owned economic enterprise in Vieques. After 1948,the agricultural economy of Vieques was practically destroyed,severely constricting the ability of Viequenses to make a living.Periodically, thousands of troops came to Vieques for maneuversand then left. A new type of service economy serving the troopsdeveloped, which provided some income to the commercial sector inVieques, but deprived Viequenses of other economic opportunities.The impact of the expropriations continued to be felt for the next 55years, until the withdrawal of the Navy in 2003. 2006 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718102 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XVIII |
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| spellingShingle | The Cold War and the second expropriations of the Navy in Vieques César Ayala Casás Sociología Navy Vieques Cold War Puerto Rico Expropriations The Cold War and the second expropriations of the Navy in Vieques César Ayala Casás José Bolívar Fresneda Sociología Navy Vieques Cold War Puerto Rico Expropriations The 1941 expropriations in Vieques did not seal the military future ofthe island and did not have to do with target practice. This outcomeissued from a second, decisive wave of Navy expropriations in Viequesin 19478. The success of this second wave of expropriations linked tothe initiation of the Cold War, was hardly predetermined, but ratherresulted from a complex interplay between power and negotiationunder rapidly changing world conditions. In this process, major forcesbeyond the Pentagon played an important role: the Islands sugarquota, the project for an elected governor, the economic clout ofthe Navy presence in Puerto Rico, and local conflicts around largescale,state-owned economic enterprise in Vieques. After 1948,the agricultural economy of Vieques was practically destroyed,severely constricting the ability of Viequenses to make a living.Periodically, thousands of troops came to Vieques for maneuversand then left. A new type of service economy serving the troopsdeveloped, which provided some income to the commercial sector inVieques, but deprived Viequenses of other economic opportunities.The impact of the expropriations continued to be felt for the next 55years, until the withdrawal of the Navy in 2003. 2006 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718102 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XVIII |
| title | The Cold War and the second expropriations of the Navy in Vieques |
| topic | Sociología Navy Vieques Cold War Puerto Rico Expropriations |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718102 |