Playing and eating democracy: The Case of Puerto Rico's land distribution program, 1940s-1960s
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| author | Ismael García-Colón |
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| contents | Playing and eating democracy: The Case of Puerto Rico's land distribution program, 1940s-1960s Ismael García-Colón Sociología Workers Land Reform Development Puerto Rico Modernization In the early 1940s, the colonial government of Puerto Ricowith the consent of the U.S. federal government began toelaborate a land reform. Under Title Vof the Land Law of 1941,the government established resettlement communities forlandless families. One of their goals was to transform landlessagricultural workers into an industrial and urban labor force byteaching them democratic, industrial, and modern habits.Government officials distributed land to landless familiesthrough lotteries, portraying the ceremonies as acts ofdemocracy. Community education programs producedliterature, films, and posters aimed at fostering developmentand political participation. The colonial state intended to moldlandless workers into new citizens but land distribution and itseffects over the population were uneven, disorganized, andsometimes contradictory. Landless workers and residents ofland distribution communities maneuvered within, escapedfrom, and shaped those government policies 2006 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718209 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.2 Vol.XVIII |
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| spellingShingle | Playing and eating democracy: The Case of Puerto Rico's land distribution program, 1940s-1960s Ismael García-Colón Sociología Workers Land Reform Development Puerto Rico Modernization Playing and eating democracy: The Case of Puerto Rico's land distribution program, 1940s-1960s Ismael García-Colón Sociología Workers Land Reform Development Puerto Rico Modernization In the early 1940s, the colonial government of Puerto Ricowith the consent of the U.S. federal government began toelaborate a land reform. Under Title Vof the Land Law of 1941,the government established resettlement communities forlandless families. One of their goals was to transform landlessagricultural workers into an industrial and urban labor force byteaching them democratic, industrial, and modern habits.Government officials distributed land to landless familiesthrough lotteries, portraying the ceremonies as acts ofdemocracy. Community education programs producedliterature, films, and posters aimed at fostering developmentand political participation. The colonial state intended to moldlandless workers into new citizens but land distribution and itseffects over the population were uneven, disorganized, andsometimes contradictory. Landless workers and residents ofland distribution communities maneuvered within, escapedfrom, and shaped those government policies 2006 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718209 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.2 Vol.XVIII |
| title | Playing and eating democracy: The Case of Puerto Rico's land distribution program, 1940s-1960s |
| topic | Sociología Workers Land Reform Development Puerto Rico Modernization |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718209 |