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The Rise and Fall of Puerto Rico as a Social Laboratory, 1945–1965

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Michael Lapp
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Before the 1940s Puerto Rico was an obscure possession for most American social scientists, as indeed it was for most United States citizens. Conquered in the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico was overshadowed in the American consciousness by its more tumultuous neighbor Cuba. To be sure, by the 1930s, there were sparks of interest among foundation staffs, New Dealers, and radicals in the plight of the Puerto Rican poor. Yet on the whole the island continued to merit only cursory attention.

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Social Science History , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , Summer 1995 , pp. 169 - 199
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Copyright © Social Science History Association 1995 

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